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Post by eluned on Nov 27, 2007 16:25:59 GMT
Found an ancestor living in Wrexham in the 1920s and he is recorded as a "fireman." Would this be a firefighter or could he be working on the railways or in a mine? What do people think?
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Post by sceptrelady on Nov 28, 2007 9:38:17 GMT
Hi Lynn My vote is for "fire fighter". If he was a railway fireman i.e. stoker it would have probably said railway fireman. This link www.nwales-fireservice.org.uk/page.asp?page=24&skey=46 Maybe try contacting them to see if they know more of the history of the Wrexham Fire Brigade. Heather
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Post by annedw on Nov 28, 2007 11:59:01 GMT
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Post by eluned on Nov 28, 2007 14:25:30 GMT
Thanks for all your help and the links. It was great too meet you too Annette. Lynn
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Post by eluned on Dec 4, 2007 13:31:26 GMT
Hi Annette, Looks like previously he called himself a colliery stoker. Does this agree with what your were thinking?
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Post by annedw on Dec 4, 2007 14:40:29 GMT
Underground, besides the getters and drawers there were the firemen, furnacemen and stokers who tended the ventilation fires, and door tenters, usually boys, who controlled the ventilation doors.This description comes from the site linked below, loads of info on coal mining. www.brocross.com/poynton/conten.htmMany of the terraced houses still standing in Wrexham were built for the coal miners about 1900.. In the list of the men killed in the Gresford Disaster, there are streets where almost half the families have lost someone.
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Post by brynybrain on Feb 3, 2008 12:23:14 GMT
regarding the title of "FIREMAN" in the coalmines. He was in charge of the district,a sought of boss over maybe 30 or 40 men. He was later called a deputy. brynybrain.
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Post by eluned on Feb 5, 2008 9:05:45 GMT
Many thanks Brynybrain, much appreciated Lynn
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