Robert‘s story is extremely poignant and illustrates something of the precarious nature of life in mid Victorian England. He was born 25 October 1848 in to a large family of 8 brothers and sisters from his father Henry’s two marriages. In the 1851 Census Robert is living with his father at North Lane, Headingley-cum-Burley –… Continue reading Robert Thorp (1848 – 1913) Coal Miner
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Coal Miners
I’d hazard that most Yorkshire families don’t have to search too far before family members emerge with the tell tale blue scars that reveal their ancestors worked in t’ pit. Or lived in or near a colliery – they were everywhere! One day there will surely be an almighty thud and large areas of Yorkshire… Continue reading Coal Miners
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