Tredegar Coal Mine Accident (General)
Richard Roberts - son of Anthony & Sarah - born 1815 in Ruardean was - according to a head stone insciption - killed in an accident at Tredegar Mine on April 12th 1841 age 26yrs
I have looked on the Coal Mining History Rescource Centre - no record found.
Has anyone suggestion as to where I might look to find a record of Richards accident/death
Richard ROBERTS 1815 - 1841
by slowhands 
, proud of his ancient Dean Forest roots, Thursday, April 23, 2009, 06:04 (5767 days ago) @ deejayw
Year: 1815
Month: Mar
Day: 12
Parents_Surname: ROBERTS
Child_Forenames: Richard
Fathers_Forenames: Anthony
Mothers_Forenames: Sarah
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Morse in Ruardean
Occupation: Collier Bargeman &c
Officiating_Minister: T. D. Fosbrooke Min[iste]r
Event: Baptism
Memoranda: son of
Notes:
Register_Reference: P275 IN 1/7
Page_Number: 11
Parish_Chapel: Ruardean
looking for Tredegar / Bedwellty area
http://www.welshcoalmines.co.uk/Gwent/BedwelltyPitsTredegar.htm
this might be the correct record -
Name: Richard Roberts
Year of Registration: 1841
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
District: Abergavenny
County: Herefordshire, Monmouthshire
Volume: 26
Page: 39
The 1841 Census for Wales was taken on the night of 6 June 1841 ( after his death)
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Ἀριστοτέλης A Gloster & Hereford Boy in the Forest of Dean ><((((*>
Richard ROBERTS 1815 - 1841
Thank you slowhands - These are the records of my relative - I was hoping to find out the cause of his accident/death - he does not appear to be involved with a pit disaster so was it was a result of an isolated incident. I wondered if there were any records of such single accident events !
Richard ROBERTS 1815 - 1841
by slowhands , proud of his ancient Dean Forest roots, Friday, April 24, 2009, 06:06 (5766 days ago) @ deejayw
If the death was sudden, violent, suspicious, etc , then there may well have been a formal Inquest and a local newspaper report of the Inquest.
Given his age and the message on the headstone there might be.
"Monmouthshire Merlin" is probably the newspaper you should start with
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