Dale Abbey No 1 Colliery Coal Mine

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lindawi
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12 years ago

I'm tracing my family and believe that my great grandfather, Joseph Wheatley was an engine driver here, as was his son, my grandfather, Albert Wheatley (born 1891c). I would love to know more about them and their working lives.

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historytrog
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12 years ago

I am a lead mining historian but as no coal mining historians seem to be taking up this thread, I shall try to help.
There are oddments about the Wheatley family of Ilkeston and Cossall coal miners on the online newspaper databases such as British Newspapers Online and Nineteenth Century Newspapers.
If you have not seen these, they would be worth checking out.

lindawi
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12 years ago

Many thanks for this lead, I'll look into this.

ICLOK
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12 years ago

Apologies I missed this, you also might want to try the Stanton Ironworks Archive, not sure who holds it now but the Colliery was part of their operation I'm told

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