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<title>Old Forrest Book, Timothy Mountjoy (reply)</title>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Mountjoy name is often seen wrt history of the Littledean Hill &amp; Littledean area.</p>
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Searching his name on tinternet produces many interesting hits, he was an active public speaker with regard to the rights of miners, and was Secretary of one of their first Trade Unions, known as the Miner's Agent.</p>
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<a href="http://www.fweb.org.uk/local-history/7-Books_on_the_Forest_of_Dean">http://www.fweb.org.uk/local-history/7-Books_on_the_Forest_of_Dean</a> <br />
(Recommended reading!)<br />
<a href="http://way-mark.co.uk/foresthaven/historic/cinwesl1.htm">http://way-mark.co.uk/foresthaven/historic/cinwesl1.htm</a><br />
<a href="http://richardnet.co.uk/genealogy/bapchap.htm">http://richardnet.co.uk/genealogy/bapchap.htm</a><br />
<a href="http://palaceofmemory.co.uk/the-life-labours-and-ghosts-of-a-forest-collier-by-kirsty-hartsiotis">http://palaceofmemory.co.uk/the-life-labours-and-ghosts-of-a-forest-collier-by-kirsty-h...</a></p>
<p><span style="color:#006;">&quot;Some societies, including at least two formed by miners at large pits, met at chapels, and several, notably the East Dean Economic Benefit Society formed at the Baptist chapel in 1854 by Timothy Mountjoy, promoted temperance.&quot;</span><br />
From: 'Forest of Dean: Social life', A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 5: Bledisloe Hundred, St. Briavels Hundred, The Forest of Dean  (1996), pp. 381-389.<br />
URL: <a href="http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=23270">http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=23270</a>  <br />
Date accessed: 07 January 2014.</p>
<p><span style="color:#006;">&quot;By the mid 1850s production at larger collieries and other industrial works was occasionally disrupted by strikes. (fn. 66) A miners' committee at Cinderford in 1870 had contacts with other coalfields, and following strikes led by buttymen at Trafalgar and Parkend collieries in 1871 an association of Dean miners was formed and affiliated to the Amalgamated Association of Miners. Despite opposition, notably from the Baptist minister and former colliery owner Thomas Nicholson, the union was strongly supported in the coalfield and by the time of its second annual demonstration in 1873 the Dean branch had 13 lodges in the Forest. The union, for which Timothy Mountjoy was the local agent, attempted to protect the interests of both buttymen and daymen.&quot;</span><br />
From: 'Forest of Dean: Industry', A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 5: Bledisloe Hundred, St. Briavels Hundred, The Forest of Dean  (1996), pp. 326-354. <br />
URL: <a href="http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=23267">http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=23267</a>  <br />
Date accessed: 07 January 2014.</p>
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<p><span style="color:#006;">&quot;Another Nonconformist who made his mark politically in the Forest was Timothy Mountjoy (1842-1896). He regularly attended Littledean Hill Chapel Sunday School where he soon developed an aptitude for public speaking. Later he established a number of Friendly Societies for the miners, and acted as chairman of a Cinderford Ratepayers’ and Voters’ Committee. This led to the formation of a Miner’s Union and Timothy’s appointment as its first agent.&quot;</span><br />
From this pdf file document<br />
<a href="http://intranet.yorksj.ac.uk/potter/Power%20of%20the%20Chapel%20text.doc">http://intranet.yorksj.ac.uk/potter/Power%20of%20the%20Chapel%20text.doc</a></p>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Published in 1887 by A Chilver.  Length 109 pages.  Full TitleThe Life, Labours, and Deliverances of a Forest of Dean Collier, Born the 11th Day of September, 1824, on Little Dean Hill, in the Hundred of St. Breveals, in the County of Gloucester, with Many Things He Witnessed as He Journeyed Through Life:</p>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have found an old book of my Grand Father the title is <strong>The Life Labours and Deliverances of a Forrest of Dean Collier </strong> wrote by Timothy Mountjoy in 1887 can anyone shed any light on this book.</p>
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<title>Timothy MOUNTJOY 1824 1896 Littledean (reply)</title>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Timothy Mountjoy (1824-1896).</p>
<p>He regularly attended Littledean Hill Chapel Sunday School where he soon developed an aptitude for public speaking. Later he established a number of Friendly Societies for the miners, and acted as chairman of a Cinderford Ratepayers’ and Voters’ Committee. This led to the formation of a Miner’s Union and Timothy’s appointment as its first agent.</p>
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FOUR PERSONALITIES FROM THE FOREST OF DEAN </p>
<p>Ralph Anstis - Four biographies of personalities from the Forest of Dean's past, Sir John Wyntour, a Forest businessman, Catharina Bovey, young widow of Flaxley Abbey, Timothy Mountjoy, Forest Miner and Sir Charles Dilke, M.P. </p>
<p>Paperback £9.99 316 pages Illustrated</p>
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<title>Timothy Mountjoy 1825 Littledean</title>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>1841 Littledean Woodside<br />
HO107 /364 / 9 folio 11</p>
<p>Rosanne Mountjoy 56 Widow<br />
Timothy 15<br />
Amelia 9<br />
all born in county</p>
<p>1851 East Dean<br />
MOUNTJOY Timothy 26 Coal Miner East Dean  <br />
Caroline 25 Cambridge </p>
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1861<br />
Timothy Mountjoy abt 1825  East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Head  East Dean  Gloucestershire  </p>
<p>1871<br />
Sarah Mountjoy abt 1824  Norcester, Cropthorne Wife  East Dean  Gloucestershire   <br />
Timothy Mountjoy abt 1823  Little Dean, Gloucestershire, England Head  East Dean  Gloucestershire  </p>
<p>1881<br />
Sarah Mountjoy abt 1825  Cropthorn, Worcestershire, England Wife  Cinderford, Westbury On Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire, England  <br />
Timothy Mountjoy abt 1825  Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England Head  Cinderford, Westbury On Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire, England </p>
<p>1891<br />
Mountjoy, Sarah abt 1825 Cropthorne, Worcestershire, England Wife  East Dean  Gloucestershire   <br />
Mountjoy, Timothy abt 1825 Little Dean, Gloucestershire, England Head  East Dean  Gloucestershire  <br />
Mountjoy, Flora A abt 1856 Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England Visitor  East Dean  Gloucestershire </p>
<p>1901<br />
Annie B S Meredith abt 1879  East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter  East Dean  Gloucestershire   <br />
Clara E Meredith abt 1854  Hiley, Yorkshire, England Wife  East Dean  Gloucestershire   <br />
Reuben Meredith abt 1847  Littledean, Gloucestershire, England Head  East Dean  Gloucestershire   <br />
Sarah Mountjoy abt 1825  Cropthorne, Worcestershire, England Mother-in-law  East Dean  Gloucestershire</p>
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