1900 - 1994

Silverwood Mine

THE ORIGINS OF SILVERWOOD MINERS

MINES O - R

The men below worked at various mines before signing on at Silverwood. Where a miners entry has a link [ more ] , that link will take you to further information on that miner.

Please note that some street names occurred in different localities, as in Doncaster Road which could be in Rotherham, Dalton, Thrybergh, or Hooton Roberts.

School Street can be Thrybergh or Eastwood Rotherham.

Where locality is known it will be recorded below. If you know of the locality of a street below that has no locality named please contact me so the list can be completed.  Some Street Locations are listed here [ This site ]

The list is in a timeframe format per month and year The month and year is when they  signed on at Silverwood.

Please note there is a protection on these pages containing the list.

This site accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of information contained on the origin pages, but be assured that all information has been accepted  by this site as accurate on face value. Should you discover an inaccurate entry please inform me so that entry can be rectified.     Email John Doxey

ORGREAVE

W. Bramham age 24 living at 22 Warden ? St Canclow signed on as a Stoneworker  January 1924 Orgreave main
F. Ball ? age 50 living at 16 Bramwell St signed on as a Stoneworker January 1924 Orgreave
Thomas George Raines ? age 42 living at 6 Jenkins ? Rd signed on as a Collier March 1926  see above
James W Mystone ? age 51 living at 2 North Place Eastdean signed on as a Collier February 1926
John C Smith age 33 living at 11 Magna Lane Dalton signed on as a Pit bottom worker December 1927
F. Baler age 49 living at 19 Lindley St signed on as a Collier December 1927  see above
John Varley age 33 living at ? Silver St Thrybergh signed on as a Stoneworker October 1924
Fred Gill age 27  living at 54 Kelvin St. Dalton signed on as a Filler/Filler 1910

OUTWOOD COLLIERY

Frank Nuttall age 28 living at 75 Kelvin St Dalton signed on as a Filler October 1923 Outwood Colliery

James Stevenson ? age 23 living at 75 Kelvin St Dalton signed on as a Stoneworker May 1924

OUGHTIBRIDGE COLLIERY

A. Needham age 29 living at 37 School St Eastwood signed on as a Stoneworker May 1924

PARKHILL

Horace Ogleby ? age 34 living at Wayside Doncaster Rd signed on as a Driver July 1928  see above

PELTON FELL

John Saunders age 35 living at    39 Silver St  Thrybergh  signed on as a West Pit worker November 1923  Pelton fell Durham

PRINCE OF WALES COLLIERY

M. Doyle age 45 living at 12 Doncaster Rd signed on as a Stoneworker July 1924  see above
Thomas Lancaster age 24 living at 11 Sheffield Rd signed on as a Stoneworker August 1927  see above
George Kent age 27 living at 38 Saville St Dalton signed on as a ? April 1927
Thomas Dillon age 48 47 Kenneth St signed on as a Stoneworker February 1925  see above

The Prince of Wales Colliery, was the oldest working coal mine in the UK . The colliery was situated in Pontefract West Yorkshire and dates back to 1860.

PLANCK LANE ?

E. Russon ? age 34 living at 9 Arundel Ave Dalton signed on as a Stoneworker April 1924 Planck lane?

PILLEY COLLIERY

Thomas H. Spittlehouse age 24 living at 31 Abell St Thrybergh signed on as a Stoneworker May 1927

PLATTS COMMON

William Parkinson age 44 living at 44 Osburton St Dalton signed on as a Stoneworker February 1927

PEARL ASS

J W Slack age 26 living at 24 Doncaster Rd signed on as a ? February 1926  see above

ROTHWELL

John James Mitchell age 21 living at 11 Charles St signed on as a Stoneworker April 1928  see above

RUSMANS COLLIERY

Robert Denny age 22 living at 9 Chesterhill Ave Thrybergh signed on as a Fitter/Filler January 1926

ROSCOES

Samuel Davis age 26 living at 17 Abell St Thrybergh signed on as a ? March 1927

ROTHERVALE COLLIERY

Leonard W Guest age 20 living at 135 Darnall Rd Sheffield signed on as a Stoneworker July 1924
Leonard Beety age 21 living at 9 Dalton Lane Dalton signed on as a Stoneworker October 1927

RISCA COLLIERY

Osbourne Aeron Powell age 28 living at 7 Park Lane Thrybergh signed on as a Collier May 1927
Sam Griffiths age 28 living at 7 Park Lane Thrybergh signed on as a Collier May 1927

ROCKINGHAM

A E Gledhill age 27 living at 269 Doncaster Rd signed on as a ? February 1928  see above

RYSTORPE

W. Blake age 18 living at 2 Saville St Dalton  signed on as a Driver June 1925

RIPLEY COLLIERY

Ernest Drewesey ? age 28 living at ?? Whinney Hill Thrybergh signed on as a Stoneworker May 1925

RED GLOVE COLLIERY

Thias Marsh age 25 living at 25 Silver St Thrybergh signed on as a Stoneworker December 1924

REFORM COLLIERY NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

David Towers ? age 32 living at 183 Bawtry Rd Bramley signed on as a Collier April 1924

RUBY

William Phillips age 25 living at 23 Dalton Lane Dalton signed on as a Stoneworker July 1924

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