James ELSMORE son of William ELSMORE and Mary MORGAN

by catherine hood, Tuesday, August 19, 2008, 23:45 (6011 days ago) @ kiwiceltic

Hello

This was a solitary mining accident and as such is not recorded although I suspect it would be in the coroners records as an inquest was held. I do not know if these records are held in the Gloucestershire Records office.
However I do have the following that you might find interesting.

On the 10th November 1842, according to Wood’s Laws of the Dean Forest, William Elsmore aged 47 of Bream was awarded the 'Lass of the Mill' gale and was registered as a free miner. Could this have been connected with his son James's death? The mine later passed to 'Peglar' and became known as Peglar's Drift. It is situated by the track from Oakwood Mill Bottom to Noxon Park.

The actual wording is as follows: February 7th 1843 to William Elsmore of Bream for a level situate at a place called Quabbs on the east side of and near to Noxon Park, to get coal from the Coleford High Delf “ Lass of the Mill”

Perhaps you can heip me out? I am trying to tie in Sir Lloyd Elsmore born 1914 in Bream, son of George Elsmore and Minnie Nelmes married 1902. The family emmigrated to New Zealand in 1924 I hope that George's father may have been Henry Alfred Elsmore, illegitimate son of Caroline Elsmore and daughter of William Elsmore b 1795 and Mary Morgan. I suspect I will have to get the marriage certificate of George & Minnie to see who his father was unless of course you know!

Regards Catherine