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Roll of Coal Miners, 1871
The following is a roll of some of the miners living in the vicinity of Denton Colliery and it is in two parts. The first part is for Denton and the second is for Haughton.
Names were obtained from the census, which was taken on the night of the 2/3 Apr 1871.
This roll does not purport to be complete. Unless stated otherwise, the men were all coal miners, that is, they were hewers of coal working underground.
Denton:
Surname (Age) Forenames Address Comments
STOPFORD (61) William Stockport Rd Coal Carrier
HULME (17) James Stockport Rd
WRIGHT (45) Henry Stockport Rd Fireman
HAGUE (28) John Stockport Rd
BLACKSHAW (30) William Stockport Rd Blacksmith
HARRISON (51) John Stockport Rd
HARRISON (20) William
HARRISON (11) John H Coal Mill?
St (43) [?] Samuel Chapel Green Labourer & Navy Pensioner
JACKSON (13) Robert Chapel Green
BROMLEY (41) William Chapel Green
BROMLEY (13) John
ARROWSMITH (33) Robert Chapel Green
HARDMAN (56) Thomas Chapel Green
HARDMAN (19) John
ROBINSON (18) William H Chapel Green Labourer
ANDREW (26) Samuel Chapel Green
ANDREW (29) William Chapel Green
ANDREW (16) Samuel
HARRISON (47) George Acre St Fireman
HARRISON (22) John
HARRISON (15) Peter
DILKS (35) Thomas Acre St Labourer
BOWKER (36) James Acre St
INGHAM (34) Samuel Acre St Engineer
ARROWSMITH (39) Henry Town Ln
MORTON (45) John Town Ln Carter
JACKSON (42) John Town Ln Brakeman
ARUNDALE (17) Joseph Town Ln
WILLIAMSON (62) James Town Ln
ARROWSMITH (33) Samuel Town Ln
DAY (31) Samuel Town Ln Carter
NEWTON (42) Joseph Town Ln
ARROWSMITH (23) Samuel Town Ln
GEE (16) Joseph Town Ln
TURNER (35) John Stockport Rd
INGHAM (33) Thomas Stockport Rd
SIMPSON (46) Abraham Stockport Rd Underlooker
SIMPSON (18) Thomas
SHAW (18) Thomas
SHAW (16) Edward
MAYERS (26) Alfred Engine Driver
SMITH (38) Richard Stockport Rd Manager
ISHERWOOD (20) John
HANCOCK (24) William
WRIGHT (25) Aaron Stockport Rd
MORRIS (56) James Stockport Rd
MORRIS (17) Joseph
MORRIS (14) Thomas
DOODSON (24) John Stockport Rd Bookkeeper
COWCILL (44) Richard Stockport Rd
COWCILL (17) John I
COWCILL (15) Richard
COWCILL (12) William
COLLIER (39) James Stockport Rd
COLLIER (15) Henry
ATKINSON (50) Thomas Stockport Rd
ATKINSON (19) John
ATKINSON (25) John
DIGGLE (35) Henry Stockport Rd
ARUNDALE (21) John 12 Fletcher St
LOMAX (59) Joseph 14 Fletcher St Engine Driver
HARRISON (61) Joseph 16 Fletcher St
HARRISON (26) George
LONGWORTH (55) Peter 18 Fletcher St Engine Driver
SMITH (32) Robert 20 Fletcher St
ROTHWELL (49) Peter 22 Fletcher St Coal Proprietor¹
PERRIN² (15) Thomas 7 Beat Bank
WALKER² (45) William 13 Beat Bank
WALKER (19) James
DEWHURST (66) John 8 Reddish Vale³ Coal Dealer
¹Peter Rothwell was the Coal Proprietor of Denton Colliery employing 194 men and 82 boys.
²The two miners resident at Beat Bank would be employed at Hulme's Pit, which was owned by Denton Colliery Co Ltd.
³The locality known as Reddish Vale (or Old Mill ) was part of the Ecclesiastical District of Denton, St Lawrence, and it consisted of a row of cottages near the bottom of Ross Lave Ln (formerly Consterdine Ln).
It was sandwiched between Ross Lave Ln, a mill race and the Sheffield & Midland Joint Railway, by the viaduct over Reddish Vale known as Sixteen Arches .
Haughton:
INGHAM (39) Alfred 2 Patch Field
INGHAM (11) John Henry Waggoner
LEACH (49) Samuel 5 Patch Field Coal Agent
SHAW (22) Joseph 1 East View
ARUNDALE (25) Samuel 2 East View Coal Carter
SOMERTON (39) William 3 East View
BENNETT (51) James 4 East View
BENNETT (25) William
BENNETT (11) Noble Waggoner
STANSFIELD (50) John 1 Colliers Row Underlooker at a Bredbury Colliery
ANDREW (15) William At a Bredbury Colliery?
THORNLEY (15) John At a Bredbury Colliery?
WEBSTER (20) George 2 Colliers Row
FARRON (36 ) Squire 3 Colliers Row
HARDMAN (28) George 4 Colliers Row
TURNER (30) George
LLOYD (57) Philip 6 Colliers Row
LLOYD (15) James Waggoner
LLOYD (28) William
HATTON (53) James 7 Colliers Row Coal Carter
HOWARTH (12) Oliver 1 Moorfield Cottage
HARRISON (24) George
LEACH (25) James 1 Leach's Building Bookkeeper
BROWN (23) Samuel 2 Leach's Building
BREDBURY (49) Samuel 3 Leach's Building
SWINDELLS (42) Eli 5 Leach's Building Banksman
REDFERN (25) Jarvis 6 Leach's Building
HARROP (32) Eli 7 Leach's Building
LONGWORTH (56) John Chapel House
HAGUE (33) William 1 Prospect Place
TAYLOR (48) Samuel 4 Prospect Place
AXON (47) John 5 Prospect Place
DRABBLE (15) John 6 Prospect Place
COOKE (25) William 8 Prospect Place Coal Minder?
HARRISON (23) James 9 Prospect Place
LONGWORTH (26) James 12 Prospect Place
GASKELL (47) Hiriam 15 Prospect Place
HAGUE (28) Robert 17 Prospect Place
HAGUE (35) Jarvis
MOORES (21) Edwin 18 Prospect Place
TAYLOR (30) Samuel 22 Prospect Place
LONGWORTH (50) Thomas 4 Burrow's Building
JACKSON (37) Thomas 2 Burrow's Building
EVANS (30) Oliver 5 Stopford's Building
WORTH (35) Samuel 1 Worth's Building
WORTH (40) Thomas 4 Worth's Building
CLARKE (22) James Harrison's Building
LOMAS (30) Oliver Betty Worth's
BENNETT (36) James 1 Shittim Alley
MILLS (25) John
WOOD (30) John 2 Shittim Alley
MALPAS (41) Michael 4 Shittim Alley Mining Deputy (Safety Officer)
WILDMAN (58) William 5 Shittim Alley
WILDMAN (29) William
ALDRED (37) Enoch Shittim Alley
ALDRED (11) John W
SHAW (19) John Shittim Alley
SHAW (16) Thomas Waggoner
SHAW (15) Samuel Waggoner
GRUNDY (50) Robert Shittim Alley
GRUNDY (18) Gamelial
REDFERN (48) William 1 Shaw's Building
REDFERN (18) Samuel
WILDE (59) George 2 Shaw's Building
EDGE (45) Henry 3 Shaw's Building Blacksmith
BARDSLEY (36) George 4 Shaw's Building Coal Carter
BARDSLEY (22) George
GREENHALGH (30) James 5 Shaw's Building Banksman
FISHER (36) James 6 Shaw's Building Unemployed
CLARK (39) Henry 1A Haughton's Building Fireman
TAYLOR (58) William 3 Haughton's Building Coal Wheeler
REDFERN (76) Matthew 3 Taylor's Building Retired
REDFERN (41) Robert
BRADWELL (32) Abraham 4 Taylor's Building
EDGE (24) Fergus 1 Back Barrell
HAGUE (27) Hugh 2 Back Barrell
ANDREW (43) George 5 Back Barrell
WILLIAMSON (44) David 6 Back Barrell
BUNTEY (61) William 7 Back Barrell Coal Drawer
REDFERN (37) Thomas Bramall's Building
STANSFIELD (40) James Bramall's Building
STANSFIELD (18) Samuel
STANSFIELD (14) Moses
STANSFIELD (54) Aaron Coal Wheeler
HALLOWELL (42) Joseph
BROWN (62) James Brooke's Building Coal Carrier
DRABBLE (36) Robert Moores Ln
KNIGHT (26) William 2 Colliers Row
STANSFIELD (46) John 3 Colliers Row
PICKLES (22) James 4 Colliers Row
PICKLES (18) Arthur
PICKLES (13) Joseph
ARROWSMITH (45) William Albert Terrace
ARROWSMITH (19) John
ARROWSMITH (16) Eli
ARROWSMITH (14) George
RICHARDSON (35) John Wolley's Building
REDFERN (50) Joseph Wolley's Building
JACKSON (35) Joseph Wolley's Building Coal Carter
JACKSON (13) John Wolley's Building Labourer
BARRON (46) Jonathan Wolley's Building Coal Carter
AXON (35) Peter Coal Pit Hill
AXON (11) Thomas
REDFERN (67) Joseph Ridings Ln
REDFERN (33) Thomas
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