Wednesday, 20 June 2012

RELATIVES of two Forest miners killed in Britain’s worst underground disaster are being sought.

John Maddocks and his son Thomas were among 439 miners killed in the Universal colliery disaster at Senghenydd near
Caerphilly in October 1913.

A new memorial to mark the centenary of the devastating underground explosion is planned.

The two Forest miners were lodging at 8 Woodland Terrace, Senghenydd with the grandparents of Mr Kenneth Clarke.

He said: “My father told me about John and Thomas Maddocks who were lodging with my grandparents in Woodland Terrace.

“He said they were from the Forest of Dean but I don’t know exactly where in the Forest of Dean.

“John was 42-years-old and his son Thomas was 16.”

A wall of tiles with the miners’ names is planned as part of the memorial and people are being given the opportunity to buy a tile.

Mr Clarke, of Llanon, Ceredigion said his family had bought a tile in memory of Thomas.

He said: “Each family is only allowed to buy one tile and we’ve bought one for Thomas as my cousin bought one for our grandfather.

“There may be relatives in the Forest of Dean who would like to buy a tile for John.”

People who are interested can contact the memorial organisers at Senghenydd community centre on 029 2083 0444 or
Mr Clarke, 8 Cylch Peris, Llanon SY23 5HN or 01974 202584.

The Universal colliery disaster happened on October 14 1913 and was caused by a methane explosion which ignited
clouds of coal dust creating lethal quantities of poisonous carbon monoxide.

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Name: John Maddocks
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1872
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1914
Age at Death: 42
Registration district: Pontypridd
Inferred County: Glamorganshire
Volume: 11a
Page: 717

Name: Thomas Maddocks
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1898
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1914
Age at Death: 16
Registration district: Pontypridd
Inferred County: Glamorganshire
Volume: 11a
Page: 711

1881
Thomas Maddock abt 1833 Mynyddislwyn, Monmouth, Wales Head Gelligaer, Glamorgan
Leah Maddock abt 1835 Bedwas, Monmouth, Wales Wife Gelligaer, Glamorgan
William Maddock abt 1860 Bedwas, Monmouth, Wales Son Gelligaer, Glamorgan
Thomas Maddock abt 1865 Bedwas, Monmouth, Wales Son Gelligaer, Glamorgan
Cecelia Maddock abt 1870 Bedwas, Monmouth, Wales Daughter Gelligaer, Glamorgan
John Maddock abt 1872 Bedwas, Monmouth, Wales Son Gelligaer, Glamorgan
Richard Maddock abt 1874 Bedwas, Monmouth, Wales Son Gelligaer, Glamorgan
Leah Maddock abt 1876 Bedwas, Monmouth, Wales Daughter Gelligaer, Glamorgan
James Maddock abt 1879 Gelligaer, Glamorgan, Wales Son Gelligaer, Glamorgan

1891
Thomas Maddock abt 1832 Mynyddislwyn, Monmouthshire, Wales Head Gelligaer, Glamorgan
Leah Maddock abt 1835 Bedwas, Monmouthshire, Wales Wife Gelligaer, Glamorgan
John Maddock abt 1872 Bedwas, Monmouthshire, Wales Son Gelligaer, Glamorgan
James Maddock abt 1879 Llanfabon, Glamorgan, Wales Son Gelligaer, Glamorgan
John Maddock abt 1835 Mynyddislwyn, Monmouthshire, Wales Brother Gelligaer, Glamorgan

1901
John Maddocks abt 1872 Maesycymmer, Monmouthshire, Wales Head Ystradyfodwg, Glamorgan
Minnie E Maddocks abt 1873 Cheam, Surrey, England Wife Ystradyfodwg, Glamorgan
Emily L Maddocks abt 1894 Maesycymmer, Monmouthshire, Wales Daughter Ystradyfodwg, Glamorgan
Thomas Maddocks abt 1897 Maesycymmer, Monmouthshire, Wales Son Ystradyfodwg, Glamorgan
Edith C Maddocks Jabt 1898 Trealaw, Glamorgan, Wales Daughter Ystradyfodwg, Glamorgan
James Maddocks abt 1900 Trealaw, Glamorgan, Wales Son Ystradyfodwg, Glamorgan

1911 3 North Avenue Maesycummer
Thomas Nathan Osborne 34
Leak Osborne 34
Thomas Nathan Osborne 7
Ivor Osborne 5
James Leonard Osborne
Edward George Osborne 10/12
Thomas Maddock 14 nephew