Forest of Dean FHT Forum - Richard ROBERTS 1815 - 1841 https://forum.forest-of-dean.net/ Connecting Forest of Dean Researchers World-Wide en Richard ROBERTS 1815 - 1841 (reply) 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

]]> https://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=18283 https://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=18283 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 05:06:59 +0000 Generalslowhands Richard ROBERTS 1815 - 1841 (reply) 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 !

]]> https://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=18281 https://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=18281 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 04:47:34 +0000 Generaldeejayw Richard ROBERTS 1815 - 1841 (reply) 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)

]]> https://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=18247 https://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=18247 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 05:04:42 +0000 Generalslowhands Tredegar Coal Mine Accident 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

]]> https://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=18244 https://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=18244 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 03:49:21 +0000 Generaldeejayw