William Horace Elwell (1862 - 1911)

Born 1862 in Dudley, Staffordshire, England

Husband of Mary Ann (Granger) Elwell — married 26 Mar 1883 (to 18 Jan 1911) in Whittington, Derbyshire, England

Died 18 Jan 1911 at about age 49 in Whitwell Colliery Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England

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Biography

William Elwell died in an accident at Whitwell Colliery on 18 Jan 1911

S/o Isaac ELWELL (1831=33-1871) and Sarah CLARKE/Bartram (1838-) m: 1858 # NOT S/o William ELWELL and Charity.

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Born 1862 • Dudley, Staffordshire, England.^[1]

Married 26 Mar 1883 • Whittington, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Died 18 Jan 1911 • Whitwell Colliery Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England.^{[5] [6]}

Buried 21 Jan 1911 • Saint Lawrence Churchyard Whitwell, Derbyshire, England.^[7] [1]

Residence:

2 Apr 1871 • Whittington, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. S/o Sarah Elwell as William Horace Elwell b: Dudley 1863.^[8]

3 Apr 1881 • 2 Race Course View Front Whittington, Derbyshire, England. Coal Miner. (Step) S/o George and Sarah Bartram as William Elwell b: Dudley 1862.^[9]

5 Apr 1891 • Whittington, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. H/o Mary Elwell as William Elwell b: Dudley 1863.^[10]

31 Mar 1901 • Whitwell township, Whitwell, Worksop, Derbyshire, England. H/o Marian Elwell as William Elwell b: Dudley 1863.^[11]

Research note

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Sources

1. ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915; Name: William Horace Elwell, Registration Year: 1862, Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun, Registration district: Dudley, Inferred County: Staffordshire, Volume: 6c, Page: 141.
2. ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915; Name: William Elwell, Registration Year: 1883, Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar, Registration district: Chesterfield, Inferred County: Derbyshire, Volume: 7b, Page: 1015.
3. ↑ Derbyshire, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1910; Name: William Elwell, Gender: Male, Marital Status: Single, Birth Date: 1863, Marriage Date: 26 Mar 1883, Marriage Place: Whittington, Whittington, Derbyshire, England, Marriage Age: 20, Father: Isaac Elwell, Spouse: Mary Ann Granger Orwin, FHL Film Number: 2081736.
4. ↑ Derbyshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932; Name: William Elwell, Gender: Male, Marriage Age: 20, Birth Date: 1863, Marriage Date: 26 Mar 1883, Marriage Place: Whittington, Derbyshire, England, Father: Isaac Elwell, Spouse: Mary Ann Granger Orwin.
5. ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915; Name: William H Elwell, Age: 48, Estimated Birth Year: 1863, Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar, Death Registration Place: Worksop, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, Death Date: Mar 1911, Inferred Death Place: Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, Volume: 7b, Page: 29.
6. ↑ Web: UK, Coal Mining Accidents and Deaths Index, 1700-1950; Name: William Horace Elwell, Death Age: 48, Event Type: Death, Birth Year: 1863, Death Date: 18 Jan 1911, Death Place: Derby, England, Occupation: Stallman, Colliery: Whitwell, Owner: Whitwell Colliery Co Ltd, Notes:

   "He had drawn a prop from the waste and was in the act of drawing a second one when a large stone fell from the roof and killed him instantly. The stone was 16 feet long, 3 feet wide, 11 inches thick, and would weigh about 45 cwt. A ringer and chain should have been used, and if it was necessary to loosen the props, temporary timber should have been set."

7. ↑ Derbyshire, England, Church of England Burials, 1813-1991; Name: William Horace Elwell, Age: 48, Birth Year: 1863, Burial Date: 21 Jan 1911, Burial Place: Whitwell, Derbyshire, England.
8. ↑ 1871 England Census; The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 3615; Folio: 49; Page: 64; GSU roll: 841845.
9. ↑ 1881 England Census; Class: RG11; Piece: 3437; Folio: 68; Page: 2; GSU roll: 1341822.
10. ↑ 1891 England Census; The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 2765; Folio: 127; Page: 7; GSU roll: 6097875.
11. ↑ 1901 England Census; Class: RG13; Piece: 3129; Folio: 41; Page: 36.

Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/227518881/william-horace-elwell : accessed 03 August 2021), memorial page for William Horace Elwell (1863–18 Jan 1911), Find a Grave Memorial ID 227518881, citing Saint Lawrence Churchyard, Whitwell, Bolsover District, Derbyshire, England ; Maintained by Wayne Buck (contributor 49354852).

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