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PostPosted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 8:17 am 
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My Husbands Great Grandad was described as a Fireman (underground) in a colliery on the 1911 census and I have been trying to find out what a fireman actually did, the job description seems to vary from someone who walked around with a lighted candle to a deputy depending on which part of the country they lived and worked in.
I did try to email Jack Nadin yesterday with the email address on his website but my email came back as undelivered. I would be very grateful to anyone who could tell me.


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PostPosted: Wed Oct 19, 2011 2:55 pm 
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This is the site I've always used for occupations http://rmhh.co.uk/occup/ but it doesn't give anything for a fireman down the pit.
Will see if I can dig anything up in any of my books!

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PostPosted: Sun Oct 23, 2011 7:38 am 
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Gloria has posted a link to Durham Mining Museum in another topic. I wonder if you might find your answer there Joan? http://www.dmm.org.uk/mindex.htm

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