Genealogy Chat

Hi there,
Could some look up a census for 1881 and look for J.W. Wood who died in 1883 in a pit accident aged 17, that is all the information i have. He is listed as a "Hanger-on) whatever that is, must be a pit term. Would love to know name of dad and place of birth of dad. The area is Rotherham, please.

Thank you everyone.

Cannot see him on the 1881 but

Hooker-On 1849: (see Hanger-On) The hooker-on used before the introduction of guides, to strike the hook ,or hooks, at the bottom of the pit, on to the corf bows.

from http://www.dmm.org.uk/educate/mineocc.htm

also
CORF. — A basket made of hazel, of the capacity of from 10 to 30 pecks, formerly used for conveying coals from the working places to the surface. Leading corves are small corves, containing about 6 or 8 pecks, used for carrying stones or rubbish to a stow-board. Since the introduction of tubs about 50 years ago the use of corves gradually ceased. The corves were made and kept in repair by contractors, named Corvers, who were paid by the score of coals drawn, according to the circumstances of the colliery as to depth, wetness, upcast, downcast, &c., sixpence to one shilling per score, or from 1d. to 2d. per ton.

Roy

hi Nutty Bongo!
Do you have anything else to go on??
I can't see any JW Wood in Rotherham in 1881
What is Denaby Main?

Christine

Denaby Main is between the village of Conisbrough and Mexborough

Roy

hi there,
We found the reference in Rotherham archives about 2 years ago and didn't have time to do anything with it. I have just sorted all my paper work out and found it, and thought i might b able to find him in Rotherham somewhere,/ It says 6th Nov 1883 J.w.Wood Hanger On aged 17 Rotherham. Possibly could have lived in scholes or wentworth perhaps
maybe we cold drop the middle W.
Thanks

thanks - have located the census for Denaby and am working my way through the 66 pages!

might be a while!

Christine

this could be his death

Name: John William Wood
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1866
Year of Registration: 1883
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
Age at Death: 17
District: Doncaster
County: Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Yorkshire - West Riding
Volume: 9c
Page: 395


Roy

this could be him in 1871

Name: John William Wood
Age: 6
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1865
Relation: Son
Father's Name: John
Mother's Name: Grace
Gender: Male
Where born: Bramley, Yorkshire, England
Civil Parish: Bramley
Ecclesiastical parish: Stanningley St Thomas
Town: Bramley
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England
Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability: View Image
Registration district: Bramley
Sub registration district: Bramley
ED, institution, or vessel: 6
Household schedule number: 123
Household Members: Name Age
Grace Wood 36
John Wood 36
John William Wood 6
Maria Wood 14
Martha Wood 16

this is the same John William Wood in 1881

Name: John William Wood
Age: 16
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1865
Relation: Son
Father's Name: John
Mother's Name: Grace
Gender: Male
Where born: Bramley, Yorkshire, England

Civil Parish: Bramley in Bramley
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England

Street address: Leeds Old Road 5 Bradley Hill Terrace
Education:

Employment status: View Image
Occupation: Woollen Cloth Weaver

Registration district: Bramley
Sub registration district: Bramley
ED, institution, or vessel: 6
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Grace Wood 46
John Wood 46
John William Wood 16



Roy

this is another possibe in 1881

Name: John W. Wood
Age: 14
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1867
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Frederick
Mother's Name: Ruth
Gender: Male
Where born: Bramley, Yorkshire, England

Civil Parish: Bramley in Bramley
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England

Street address: New Row
Education:

Employment status: View Image
Occupation: Scholar

Registration district: Bramley
Sub registration district: Bramley
ED, institution, or vessel: 5
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Ernest Wood
Frederick Wood 47
Johnathan Wood 6
John W. Wood 14
Joseph Wood 4
Mary Wood 9
Ruth Wood 43
Sarah Wood 11
Thomas Wood 2

the death cert may be your best bet?

Roy

hi roy, yes that could be him.
Thanks Christine, we may have found him. Does it say where his dad was born Roy, sorry to ask.
thanks again everyone.

Name: Frederick Wood
Age: 47
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1834
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Ruth
Gender: Male
Where born: Pudsey, Yorkshire, England


and the other one
Name: John Wood
Age: 46
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1835
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Grace
Gender: Male
Where born: Bramley, Yorkshire, England

Roy

OK GUYS!!

Was the Denaby Main a red herring??

Fell for that - didn't I

Christine

Christine, Denaby Main Was not a red herring, it is a place and their was a pit their and Bramley is but a stones throw away.

Roy
From Conisbrough who takes his children to the dearne valley leisure centre where the old pit once stood

Yes - I googled it - I know it's a place!

Just not it's relevance to this particular search!


Christine x

Denaby main is relevant because that is where he died and so that is the start point as to where to start searching because most people lived not to far from their place of work.

Roy

I've just read the request again -

also my earlier question regarding Denaby -

You knew it was a pit! I didn't!

But I'll draw a line now - say goodnight :)

Christine

sorry for the confusion Christine. I'm sorry that i didn't state that it was a mine. Thanks for your help though.
thank you to everyone else for the search, will have to find next of kin on death certificate. Thank you kind people once again, you have delivered.

hi, im from warmsworth which is about 2 miles from denaby...majority of my mums side come from there. there was a pit in denaby main - my mums cousin died in a pit accident there also...i was going to suggest that denaby sometimes comes under Doncaster also...Bramley(as mentioned in some posts) is in rotherham...

have a look at this site http://www.freewebs.com/yorkshiremain/cadebyanddenabypits.htm

thanks to everyone for their help. I will have to try and find it somehow in the local paper, wanted to try and connect to my family, will have to send of for certificate, paper might tell me next of kin as he was only 17 at the time, that would be a lead.
thanks again.