John Merriman b1853, Littledean Hill miner (General)

by unknown, Saturday, February 04, 2012, 14:34 (4684 days ago) @ Jefff

Thanks

i have visited Yew Tree Cemetry where Hilda, John Merriman's daughter(my grandmother) is buried along with her husband Wallace Jones. I know much about mining from Wallace who, on his discharge from the army, worked for as a miner for Eastern United Colliiery from 1919. He reained a miner (at some point working for Lightmoor colliery) until retiring approx 1956 as deputy manager of Northern United Mines. He died from a lung condition linked to all his years down the mines.

Sheila