Lydbrook Deep Level Colliery
Owned by the Lydbrook Colliery Company


Evening Express (Cardiff)
17th September 1892

P.R.O ref CO4/2/4
Inquest No 153
Inquest date 17th September 1892

Gloucester Journal
Saturday 17th September 1892

JAMES JONES aged 62 years General labourer
Killed 13th September 1892

FATAL ACCIDENT
Evening Express:-
(Identical piece to the Gloucester Journal)
Shocking fatality in Dean Forest
James Jones, 62 years of age, labourer of Bill Hill, Lydbrook, was instantaneously killed whist at work at the Lydbrook Deep Level Colliery, West Dean (sic) . Deceased and other men were taking down an overhead wood bridge which had been used for carrying coals to the Severn and Wye and Severn Bridge railway. He had just sawn through, close to the ground, one of the eight inch baulks which supported the bridge, the timber being about fifteen feet in length, when it fell upon him, smashing his head to pieces
(Note Lydbrook is in East Dean)

P.R.O verdict:
Fracture of the skull, the result of a fall of a trestle which he was engaged in taking down. The deceased by his negligence largely contributed to his death

Gloucester Journal:
Shocking fatality in Dean Forest
James Jones, 62 years of age, labourer, Bell Hill, Lydbrook, was instantly killed while at work at the Lydbrook Deep Level Colliery, West Dean (its East Dean –DT) Deceased and other men were taking down an overhead wooden bridge which had been used for conveying coals on the

I see James died just a few weeks after his wife of almost 30 years.
No wonder his mind wasn't fully on his work, or just maybe things turned out precisely as he may have been hoping ?....

Year: 1864
Month: Sep
Day: 11
Grooms_Surname: JONES
Grooms_Forenames: James
Grooms_Age: 40
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation: Labourer
Grooms_Residence: Lane End Coleford
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: Jones
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: John
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Tiler and plasterer
Brides_Surname: BLACKBURN
Brides_Forenames: Charlotte
Brides_Age: 36
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation: [not stated]
Brides_Residence: Lane End Coleford
Brides_Fathers_Surname: Blackburn
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: William
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: Mason
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: Both mark
Witness_1: John Blackburn
Witness_2: Mark of Mary Blackburn
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: George Ridout Rector of [illegible] Kent [?]
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P227 IN 1/13
Page_Number: 150
Parish_Chapel: Newland

JONES James
BLACKBURN Charlotte
Forest of Dean Newland All Saints
1864 2 300

JONES Ann JONES BLACKBOURN 1856 Forest of Dean Monmouth, Coleford 11 438
JONES James JONES BLACKBOURN 1862 Forest of Dean Monmouth, Coleford 18 83
JONES Rosina JONES BLACKBOURN 1854 Forest of Dean Monmouth, Coleford 10 207
JONES William JONES BLACKBOURN 1859 Forest of Dean Monmouth, Coleford 15 248
JONES William Leonard JONES BLACKBOURN 1857 Forest of Dean Monmouth, Coleford 13 133

then

1861
James Jones abt 1823 Lydbrock, Gloucestershire, England Head West Dean, Gloucestershire
Charlotte Jones abt 1829 Lane End, Gloucestershire, England Wife West Dean, Gloucestershire
Rosena Jones abt 1854 Anchar Berry, Gloucestershire, England Daughter West Dean, Gloucestershire
William J Jones abt 1859 Anchar Berry, Gloucestershire, England Son West Dean, Gloucestershire

1871 Lydbrook
James Jones 46
Charlotte Jones 40
Rosina Jones 16
William Jones11
James Jones 8

1881
James Jones abt 1817 Lydbrook, Gloucestershire, England Head West Dean, Gloucestershire
Charlotte Jones abt 1829 Lydbrook, Gloucestershire, England Wife West Dean, Gloucestershire

Rosina Jones abt 1855 Lydbrook, Gloucestershire, England Daughter West Dean, Gloucestershire
James Jones abt 1863 Lydbrook, Gloucestershire, England Son West Dean, Gloucestershire
Ernest Jones abt 1879 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England Grandson West Dean, Gloucestershire

1891
James Jones abt 1824 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Head West Dean, Gloucestershire
Charlotte Janes abt 1825 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England WifeWest Dean, Gloucestershire

Year 1892
Month Aug
Day 22
Surname JONES
Forenames Charlotte
Residence Lydbrook
Age at death 63 years
Officiating Minister H. T. Hoitt Vicar
Event Burial
Cause of death
Memoranda
Notes
Register Reference P208 1N 1/12
Page No 25
Parish Chapel Lydbrook

Year 1892
Month Sep
Day 17
Surname JONES
Forenames James
Residence Lydbrook
Age at death 62 years
Officiating Minister H. T. Hoitt Vicar
Event Burial
Cause of death
Memoranda
Notes
Register Reference P208 1N 1/12
Page No 25
Parish Chapel Lydbrook

<><><> possible Baptism
Year: 1825
Month: Jan
Day: 30
Parents_Surname: JONES
Child_Forenames: James
Fathers_Forenames: John
Mothers_Forenames: Mary
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Lidbrook
Occupation: Labourer
Officiating_Minister: T Marwood Rector
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P138 in 1/5
Page_Number: 33
Parish_Chapel: English Bicknor

<><>< possible sone William described as Contractor (?) in 1891 census

Year: 1878
Month: Nov
Day: 17
Grooms_Surname: JONES
Grooms_Forenames: William John
Grooms_Age: 20
Groom_Condition: Batchelor
Grooms_Occupation: Engine Driver
Grooms_Residence: Lane End
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: Jones
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: James
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Labourer
Brides_Surname: DOBBS
Brides_Forenames: Mary Ann
Brides_Age: 20
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation: [not stated]
Brides_Residence: Lane End
Brides_Fathers_Surname: Dobbs
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: John
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: Packer
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: both mark
Witness_1: Henry Gunter
Witness_2: Lydia Dobbs
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: Jo[hn] Jo[seph] Elsworth Vicar
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P245 IN 1/21
Page_Number: 187
Parish_Chapel: Parkend

1901 Lydbrook
William Jno Jones abt 1859 Lydbrook, Gloucestershire, England Head West Dean, Gloucestershire
Mary Ann Jones abt 1859 Coleford, Gloucestershire, England Wife
Clara E Jones abt 1880Lydbrook, Gloucestershire, England Daughter
William J Jones Lydbrook, Gloucestershire, England Son
Leslie Jones abt 1886 Lydbrook, Gloucestershire, England Son
Emily Jones abt 1891 Lydbrook, Gloucestershire, England Daughter
Alfred Jones abt 1900 Lydbrook, Gloucestershire, England Grandson

James Jones, 62 years of age, labourer, of Bill-Hill, Lydbrook, was instantaneously killed whilst at work at the Lydbrook Deep Level Colliery, West Dean. Deceased and other men were taking down an overhead wood bridge, which had been used for carrying coals on to the Severn and Wye and Severn Bridge Railway. He had just sawn through, close to the ground, one of the 8inch baulks which supported the bridge, the timber being about 15ft in length, when it fell upon him, smashing his head to pieces."

http://welshnewspapers.llgc.org.uk/en/page/view/3232565/ART29/killed%201892%20lydbrook

This was also reported that same Saturday by the Gloster Citizen as can be found via the British Newspaper Archive site which clarifies the address as Bell Hill.

Altho' there are rather a lot of us Jones' in Lydbrook, I think this is our man from this site's PRs;

Record_ID: 23602
Entry_Number: 195
Year: 1892
Month: Sep
Day: 17
Surname: JONES
Forenames: James
Residence: Lydbrook
Age_at_death: 62 years
Officiating_Minister: H. T. Hoitt Vicar
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P208 1N 1/12
Page_No: 25
Parish_Chapel: Lydbrook
Soundex: J520

Record_ID: 9785
Entry_Number: 9
Year: 1856
Month: May
Day: 12
Grooms_Surname: JONES
Grooms_Forenames: James
Grooms_Age: Of full age
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation: Wood Feller
Grooms_Residence: Hawthorns
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: JONES
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: Richard
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Wood Feller
Brides_Surname: BURDOCK
Brides_Forenames: Mary
Brides_Age: Of full age
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation:
Brides_Residence: Lydbrook
Brides_Fathers_Surname: BURDOCK
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: Thomas
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: Miller
Licence_or_Banns: Licence
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: both sign
Witness_1: John Bennett
Witness_2: Hannah Evans
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: Temple Hamilton Chase
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P208 IN 1/5
Page_Number: 5
Parish_Chapel: Lydbrook
Soundex_Groom: J520
Soundex_Bride: B632

I cannot find an obvious Baptism for him abt 1830 in this site's PRs.

Here is the Inquest: sorry I cannot copy text onto here in full.
http://www.forest-of-dean.net/inquests/php/popup.htm?../images/D153.png

It states one of the three witnesses was "William Jones, Carpenter, Lydbrook". a relative I wonder ??
And the jury concludes: " deceased by his negligence largely contributed to his own death".

Any other information about them would be greatfully received, thanks.