Colliery Question

Grandfather was a pitman. If he lived in Scholes in 1926 onwards, which pit would he have worked at? Are there existing records from that era?

Mrs M could of been any one of about 100 puts in the Wigan Coal field not sure about the records but good luck with your dearch

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A lot of men from Scholes worked at Maypole Colliery in Abram, but as H. M. said, could have been one of many. Rose Bridge, Alexandra, and Ince Moss were all walking distance from Scholes.

My Grandad was a miner and lived in Platt Bridge which colliery could he have worked at?

I was a miner and lived at Downall Green but started of at Parkside until I found out there was no coaches going to the pit .Bus to Ashton then another to Newton then a long walk to the pit .Soon transfered to Golborne. Mrs M and Linma I should imagine both Grand parents worked within about 5 miles of were they lived (Normal walking distance then) but over the years there where between 2000 and 4000 mines around the area .

The road where I lived in Platt Bridge was cobble stones and what a noise when the miners were walking along.

My grandfather lived by the canal in Lower Ince and worked as a timber man at Ince Moss until his death in an accident there in 1922. He was a memeber of the mines rescue team a picture of which is on the mines section.

Neither of my grandfathers ever worked as a policeman. Or a postman for that matter!

mrs m

I would put my money on your grandfather, working at the Alexandra Pit in Whelley

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if you go on the 1921 censers on find my past it will tell you were he worked you do have to pay for the info though

Winnie

I did that and found out that my great grandparents lived in Highfield, and that me great grandfather worked at Pemberton Collieries (Blundells)