I am wondering if anyone knows what a 'Roadman Under Ground ' would be doing this is my man in 1911 mansfield aileen
I am wondering if anyone knows what a 'Roadman Under Ground ' is this is my man in 1911 mansfield aileen
Hi, I would suspect this chap to work in a coal mine. His job would be to maintain the roadways from the pit bottom to the coal face. regards Pete in Mansfield ----- Original Message ----- From: "ann" <rosableu08@yahoo.co.uk> To: <derbysgen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 30, 2012 10:35 AM Subject: [DBY] occupation help > > I am wondering if anyone knows what a > 'Roadman Under Ground ' > > would be doing this is my man in 1911 mansfield > > aileen > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DERBYSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message
Ann I have done a quick Google on this but cannot find anything for certain but I am sure that this is a mining occupation - almost sure I have one in my family somewhere Obviously underground indicates that he is working in the pit below ground - I think that he may also have been called a repair man. Mansfield (Notts) was a big coal mining area Bob -----Original Message----- From: derbysgen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:derbysgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of ann Sent: 30 November 2012 10:36 To: derbysgen@rootsweb.com Subject: [DBY] occupation help I am wondering if anyone knows what a 'Roadman Under Ground ' would be doing this is my man in 1911 mansfield aileen ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DERBYSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
He would be maintaining the roadways in the mine. Janet Sent using BlackBerry® from Orange -----Original Message----- From: ann <rosableu08@yahoo.co.uk> Sender: derbysgen-bounces@rootsweb.com Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2012 10:35:57 To: derbysgen@rootsweb.com<derbysgen@rootsweb.com> Reply-To: ann <rosableu08@yahoo.co.uk>, derbysgen@rootsweb.com Subject: [DBY] occupation help I am wondering if anyone knows what a 'Roadman Under Ground ' would be doing this is my man in 1911 mansfield aileen ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DERBYSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
On 2012/11/30 12:35, ann wrote: > I am wondering if anyone knows what a > 'Roadman Under Ground' > > would be doing this is my man in 1911 mansfield Coal Mining, probably. -- Regards, Mike Fry Johannesburg
Ann When trying to get an idea of a roadway underground, first think of a railway tunnel with or without the train lines, with or without lights. That gives you the picture of a roadway underground in a coal mine. Some roadways close to the "pit bottom" where the cage "lift as in a shop" would descend to. The roadways here will most likely have been lit up but say half a mile, maybe less to the coal faces would not always be lit. A roadman would be an undergound worker who was employed on these roads (tunnels) - there are so many jobs he could have been doing - he could have been with others taking supplies of wooden pit props to the coal face, he could have been keeping the roadways clear / clean, maintenance - Hope this gives you an idea. You may find more articulate answers elsewhere but this is my explanation that many years ago was within my knowledge. He would be paid as a day worker -day wage - not as a contractor and would be considerably less monies than a man working on the coal face or other more physically demanding jobs underground. I realise that a roadman covers many other aspects of work underground but hopefully I have given you an idea of the type of work - 1911 Mansfield - there would have been pit ponies pulling tubs empty or full of coal, spillages, ! Regards