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16 years ago

First of all sorry for sounding so thick!!
I am, at the moment trying to trace my family tree.
My fathers side of the family all seem to come from the forest of dean and bristol however i have just traced my great grandmother who i located as living in BOX BUSH in tisbury in 1881, I have googled this address and ended up registered on this website! I know my fathers family had links with mining but as he is now dead i'm afraid thats as far as i know, can anyone please tell me any history?
it would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you for you help!

Adele

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ICLOK
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16 years ago

Hello Adele,

Welcome to Aditnow.
Do you have the names of any of the mines associated with your family? We have a comprehensive list of mines in the FOD and many other areas. As for the history of any individual though that would be unlikely unless a specif list of employees was lucky enough to exist against the mines he worked at.

Regards ICLOK

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16 years ago

Hi

I don't have that info at the moment but I am hoping to find this out as soon as possible. as soon as i know i will post it on here.
Thanks for your reply- much appreciated.

Adele

ICLOK
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16 years ago

No problem, I have some lists for FOD and also for Bristol and Sth Gloucestershire, speak soon. 😉

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16 years ago

Hi

My brother has informed me that he thinks the pit was flooded in the 60's?? could have been the waterloo pit? can anyone tell me the history of the name Box Bush?
Thank you lots!

Adele

JR
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16 years ago

Hi,
Boxbush is in the database here http://www.aditnow.co.uk/mines/Boxbush-Pit-Iron-Mine/ but unfortunately there's very little info on it except that it is located just outside of Coleford (Forest of Dean). I'll have to see if I can come up with more information.
In the meantime try this http://79.170.40.163/forestofdeanhistory.org.uk/NEWLHSopening.htm site to see if it leads anywhere.
🙂

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ICLOK
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16 years ago

Two Box bushes in FOD, doubt its the first.

Box Bush Iron Pit at SO574108 was a shaft close to centre of Coleford. This flooded and was an expensive failure cica 1809.

Box Bush Trial slope at SO 571104 Trial drift driven 1891, driven 80 yards with a heading of 300 yards long, only produced 100T ore.

There was a Waterloo Colliery near Lydbrook at SO609151 opened 1850 closed 1959 so that goes with your enquirey.
In 1949 it was flooded by breaching East slade Pit trapping 5 men. Colliery most productive in early 1900s due to adjacent draining of Cannop Colliery. suffered several spontaneous combustion fire prior to closure.

Hope this Helps

Regs ICLOK

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GolowDydh
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16 years ago

There is indeed a Box Bush Mine, near Coleford, but its a long way from Tidsbury in Wiltshire. Near Tidsbury there are stone quarries rather than mines. There are also a couple of cottages known as Box Bush. I would imagine the name came literally from the shrub. (are you looking for a Gray or a Green if so they are definately Wiltshire)

The past actually happened but history is only what someone wrote down

ICLOK
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16 years ago

Im sure theres a Tisbury on the Bristol coalfield, will check later but the Waterloo pit is about all I can find against the detail given. :thumbsup:

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16 years ago

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WOW thanks for all the help!....sorry i have not been online for a while, Thank you for all the information, its very kind. I will take some time to read up on what you have all told me and then let you know.
Thanks again.
Merry christmas!
Adele