----- Original Message ----- From: "P & W Bell" <[email protected]> To: "Cathy Bryan" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 28, 2001 9:07 PM Subject: Re: [FoD] Miners moving north > Hello > I was interested to hear about the mining industry in the Forest of Dean. > my forbears, the Redding family, were miners and left the Forest of Dean around 1900 to find work > in the pits at Merthyr Tydfil. > Cheers , Wendy > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Cathy Bryan" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, May 28, 2001 3:29 PM > Subject: [FoD] Miners moving north > > > > Having just read Simon's email about two brothers who moved to Yorkshire > > prompts me to ask just how many made the journey. My own great > grandfather - > > James Merrick was born in Newent c 1855 but moved up to South Yorkshire > > coalfield being married in Sheffield in 1877. Family tradition says he and > > his gaffer walked the whole way looking for work. > > > > Like Simon, I would like to know more about the mining industry in the > > Forest in the 1860's and 70's. Was it going through a period of decline? > > > > Cathy Bryan > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > ==== ENG-GLOS-FOREST-DEAN Mailing List ==== > > There is a Brain surname mailing list [email protected] > > > > ============================== > > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > > >