Forest of Dean FHT Forum - Tom WOOLFORD (Probate)

Tom WOOLFORD (Probate) (reply)

m p griffiths — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 13:30:54 +0000

Ancestry

National Probate Calender (Index of Wills & Admin 1861-1941)

WOOLFORD Tom of The Raffitt Littldean Gloucestershire, Collier died 12 February 1916 at the Royal Infirmary Gloucester, Probate, Gloucester 31 May to Frederick Samuel WOOLFORD and Reginald William DAVIS, Colliers. Effects £66 3s.

There is a Newspaper Article (Dean Forest Mercury - started in 1881) on Frederick ADAMS (Miner) of the RUFFIT who died in 1941 - may be Tom WOOLFORD's funeral would have been reported in the Mercury.

http://www.forest-of-dean.net/downloads/Newspaper/Frederick_Adams_Mining_Death_1942.pdf

Dean Forest Mercury held on micro-film by Gloucestershire County Council

http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=22727

'The RUFFIT is the lane that leads from Broad Street, Littledean via High Street up to the ridge known as Littledean Hill (towards) Collegrove'

Website on Mining History (reply)

rookancestrybest — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:16:36 +0000

Thanks I think the one you have put the link to is the website I meant.

WOOLFORD Littledean/ Cinderford Free-miners (reply)

katedorcas — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:35:26 +0000

Thanks very much both of you for the ideas and info.

A google search turned up the Coalmining History Resource centre website which had lots of information about fatalities in mines, and can be searched by geographic area or surname.

http://www.cmhrc.co.uk/

Thanks again,
Kate

WOOLFORD Littledean/ Cinderford Free-miners (reply)

slowhands — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 06:18:10 +0000

I'm trying to find evidence of my WOOLFORD (Littledean, 1850s to 20th century) ancestors' work in the local coal mines.

The local newspapers would be possible sources re the accidents

However I can conform the following as registered Free-miners

Surname Forename Age Residence Reg Date ID

Woolford David 35 Cinderford 25 Sep 1891 2424
Woolford Richard John Williams 30 Cinderford Bridge 2 May 1917 3464
Woolford Samuel 54 Ruspidge, Cinderford 20 Jan1942 4017
Woolford Thomas 46 Littledean 25 Sep 1891 2425
Woolford Tom 22 Littledean 25 Sep 1891 2423
Woolford William 29 Cinderford 4 Feb 1888 2171
Woolford William Edward 21 Ruspidge, Cinderford 26 May 1904 2997

1901
Thomas Woolford abt 1869 Littledean, Gloucestershire, England Head Littledean, Gloucestershire Coal Roadman underground
Elizabeth Woolford abt 1865 Littledean, Gloucestershire, England Wife Littledean, Gloucestershire
Edith May Woolford abt 1890 Littledean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Littledean, Gloucestershire
Frederick S Woolford abt 1893 Littledean, Gloucestershire, England Son Littledean, Gloucestershire

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1901
WOOLFORD WILLIAM HENRY M 1873 38 Westbury on Severn Gloucestershire
WOOLFORD AGNES MARY F 1868 43 Westbury on Severn Gloucestershire

Colliery accidents to and death of WOOLFORD (reply)

rookancestrybest — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:55:04 +0000

There's a posting I put on here some time ago which gave a link or the website name to a useful coal mine pit disaster record source. I found it just by Googling Pit Disasters I think. It might be worth looking for it if it was in a pit disaster but if it was an accident which affected only him local newspapers of the time would be likely to have reported on it.

Colliery accidents to and death of WOOLFORD

katedorcas — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 21:30:34 +0000

I'm trying to find evidence of my WOOLFORD (Littledean, 1850s to 20th century) ancestors' work in the local coal mines.

Thomas WOOLFORD (b. ~1869 Littledean) died on 12.2.1916 in Gloucester Infirmary, apparently six weeks after being injured in a pit accident.

Thomas' brother William Henry WOOLFORD (b. 1873 Littledean) reportedly stopped working at Lightmoor Pit after being injured in an accident there.

I've checked the inquests, newspaper clippings and other records on this site, and also the Lightmoor pages on the FoD Local History Society website but can't find any further information.

If anyone has any pointers on where to look next I'd be very grateful!