I have a copy of a death certificate of a John Briscoe, coalminer d. Jan. 12, 1865 age 54 years. I am not related to him, but his name and death cert. were on the same page as my gggrandfather's. Anyone who wants info on this should e-mail me off line. Cheers, Russell Brown ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Lou Alison" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 7:10 AM Subject: [McPitz] NO.11 Woolnet Colliery > Am looking for info on the location of the coalpit > where my great-grandfather died. His obit from the > Dalkeith Advertiser,21 Nov 1878, states:A MINER LOST > IN A PIT."on Wednesday forenoon,the roadsman at No.11 > pit of the Bonhar Coal Co. at Niddrie, while > goimg on his rounds,noticed that a man named James > Brown as not at his post. He observed that there was a > hole in the floor, and at once suspected he had fallen > through it into an old working. Operations were at > oonce begun, but several days elapsed before the body > was found." Further info says that James Brown died > from injuries recieved at the No.11 Woolnet Colliery. > His death was registered by his brother 'Neil' in the > district of 'Newton' in November 1878. > Also would appreciate any news of relatives of this > man > whose life was taken at the early age of 35, leaving a > widow with several children. Mary Lou Cleland-Alison > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. > http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/?.refer=text > > > ==== SCOTTISH-MINING Mailing List ==== > Visit the GENUKI Ayrshire website > http://home.clara.net/iainkerr/genuki/AYR/index.htm > <=======================================================> > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library > >