Indeed. But if that child was bringing in the only money to the family, then - maybe she would have had to think again... Dawn -----Original Message----- From: staffordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:staffordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Marilyn L. Arnold Sent: Wednesday, 7 March 2012 4:08 AM To: staffordshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [STAFFORDSHIRE] 1881 -- The Iron Works, Moxley/Wednesfield How horrifying! Smart mother! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Syd" <sgholt@cox.net> To: <staffordshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2012 11:18 AM Subject: Re: [STAFFORDSHIRE] 1881 -- The Iron Works, Moxley/Wednesfield > My father was born in Hanley. When he was a little kid they got him a job > in > the mines and because he was so small in stature he was given the job of > clearing the air shafts of dead animals. He had to crawl thru the shaft > pushing > a big metal box in front of him just about the size of the tunnel. He > could > hear > the live rats runnung in front of the box. He did that for 3 days and at > night he would wake up > screaming at the rats. His mother said not her son and made him quit. Just > the thought of doing thaqt gives me the creeps. > Syd in Arizona > > > > Subject: Re: [STAFFORDSHIRE] 1881 -- The Iron Works, Moxley/Wednesfield > > >> Really .... I had no idea! Wow. That's fascinating. I do recall >> stories >> being passed down about working in the dark, damp coal mines with water >> dripping down. It sounded wretched. I'm just not sure who exactly were >> the >> coal miners, since they didn't appear as such in the census records, but >> think my GG GF was at one time, as a young man. No wonder he wanted to >> come >> to "America" and become a minister -- a far easier life! >> >> You are saying 17th and 18th centuries -- ie 1600s, 1700s. So coal was >> discovered there as early as the 1600s? >> Marilyn > > ****************************** > ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not > apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED > MATERIALS. > ------------------------------- > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > STAFFORDSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ****************************** ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED MATERIALS. ------------------------------- ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to STAFFORDSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 6944 (20120306) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 6944 (20120306) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com