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Rounds Green New Pit Explosion 1846

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Summary

  • Date: 17 November 1846
  • Location: Rounds Green New Pit ,Oldbury, Staffordshire (approximately 52 degrees 30' N, 2 degrees 1' W)
  • Victims: 20 fatalities
  • Cause: Explosion
  • sources [1]

The pit was in Newberry Lane and the property of Mr. North of Wednesbury. Shortly after twenty-five men had descended the pit on a Tuesday morning, a section of the men was found to be filled with firedamp. The mine was worked with naked lights and the subsequent explosion killed nineteen and another was not expected to survive. There were men in the shaft being wound down at the time of the blast. As the flame came up the shaft they were blown 30 feet into the air and two fell down the shaft to their deaths. Mr. North went down the pit and found the two men T. Roden and W. Henshaw at the bottom of the shaft.

The inquest was held at the Talbot Arms, Oldbury when a verdict of “Accidental Death” was returned on account of the imperfect ventilation of the pit. The accident was made the subject of a special government inquiry.

“Eighteen men were found to have been burned to death, or suffocated, in the pit.”[2]

Victims
Name Age Those they left behind Address Sourced Bio Connected Category
Jacob Boden 15 Oldbury
Samuel Boden 23 recently married Oldbury
Isaac Duffer 10 Round’s Green
James Elwell 32 family Greet’s Green
John Garbett 25 married Oldbury
John Hampton 16 brother to William below Newbury Lane
William Hampton 10 brother to John above Newbury Lane
George Harding 32 married man Oldbury
W Henshaw
Job Holland (the “butty” or manager) 48 large family Dunkirk near Dudley
William Lyman 14
William Massfield 23 married Round’s Green
Josiah Parkes (abt.1823-1846) 23 married with 2 children Oldbury Yes Yes Yes
William Price 35 with a family Oldbury
T. Roden
James Shakespeare about 43 married with a family Dudley
Joseph Smith (the “doggy”) 34 married with a family
William Tarrant 28 married Oldbury
Joseph Troth 22 recently married with a family Oldbury
James Willcox 33 Whiteheath Gate
John Windmill 48 large family and had a son badly hurt the week before Oldbury

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Research Notes

birth, census, death, records

Jacob Boden

jacob Boden aged 8 is recorded in the 1841 census of Halesowen with family -

William Boden 50 Mary Boden 50 Benjamn Boden 15 Mary Ann Boden 15 Jane Boden 13 Joseph Boden 12 Sarah Boden 10

  • "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQRV-TND : 23 May 2019), Jacob Boden in household of William Boden, Halesowen, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. (accessed 29-6-2022)

death at age 15, address Oldbury

Samuel Boden

Samuel Boden 15 is recorded in the 1841 census of Aston Street, Tipton with family - Rosanna Boden F 42 John Boden M 17 Ellen Boden F 9 Benjamin Boden M 43

  • "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQT3-1GF : 23 May 2019), Samuel Boden in household of Rosanna Boden, Tipton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. (accessed 29-6-2022)

death at age 23, recently married, address Oldbury

Isaac Duffer

death at age 10, address Round’s Green

James Elwell

There is an 1841 Middle West Bromwich Greet's Green census record of James Elwell 25 with family - Hanah Elwell 20 Mary An Elwell 6 Hanah Elwell 4 Jane Elwell 2 Daniel Elwell 0

  • "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQT9-T84 : 23 May 2019), James Elwell in household of Hanah Elwell, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. (accessed 29-6-2022)

death at age 32 , family, address Greet’s Green

His burial record indicates he was 32 - Staffordshire : West Bromwich : Christ Church : Parish Register : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5818ce37e93790de6a16460f : viewed 29 Jun 2022) burial James Elwell 22 Nov 1846

John Garbett

There is an 1841 Rowley Regis census record of John Garbett aged 20 -

  • "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQTD-N5N : 23 May 2019), John Garbett in household of John Trumper, Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. (accessed 29-6-2022)

death at 25, married, address Oldbury, parents John And Catherine Garbett

John Hampton

There is an 1841 Rowley Regis census record of John aged 10 with family - Ann Hampton 0 Harbert Hampton 30 Eliza Hampton 30 Edward Hampton 12 Sarah Hampton 6 William Hampton 4 Thomas Hampton 2

  • "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQTD-X8D : 23 May 2019), John Hampton in household of Ann Hampton, Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. (accessed 29-6-2022)

Aged 16 at death, brother to William below, address Newbury Lane

William Hampton

There is an 1841 Rowley Regis census record of John aged 10 with family - Ann Hampton 0 Harbert Hampton 30 Eliza Hampton 30 Edward Hampton 12 Sarah Hampton 6 William Hampton 4 Thomas Hampton 2

  • "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQTD-X8D : 23 May 2019), John Hampton in household of Ann Hampton, Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. (accessed 29-6-2022)

Aged 10 at death, brother to John above, address Newbury Lane

George Harding

married man aged 32, address Oldbury

W Henshaw

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Job Holland

Job 45 is recorded in the 1841 census of Oldbury Lane, W Bromwich with family - Mary Holland F 40 Staffordshire John Holland M 15 Staffordshire Elinor Holland F 10 Staffordshire William Holland M 10 Staffordshire Mary Holland F 5 Staffordshire Sarah Holland F 3 Staffordshire Betsy Holland F 1 Staffordshire

  • "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQT9-GBY : 23 May 2019), Job Holland, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. (accessed 29-6-2022)

He was the “butty” or manager.

death at 48, large family, address Dunkirk near Dudley

William Lyman

There is a possible 1841 census record in Stoke Bruerne, Northamptonshire of William aged 9 with family - Benjamin Lyman M 50 Ann Lyman F 45 Mary Lyman F 20 Sophia Lyman F 15 Ann Lyman F 12 Henry Lyman M 6

death at age 14

William Massfield

There is a possible 1841 census record of William Mansfield 15 in Alrewas, Lichfield with family - John Mansfield 45 Hannah Mansfield 50 Sarah Mansfield 20 Hannah Mansfield 12 Mary Ann Mansfield 10

  • "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQR1-VF9 : 23 May 2019), William Mansfield in household of John Mansfield, Alrewas, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. (accessed 29-6-2022)


death at age 23, married, address Round’s Green

Josiah Parkes (abt.1823-1846)

Josiah Parkes 16 is recorded in the 1841 census of Kinver with family - Benjamin Parkes 50 Matilda Parkes 17 Edward Parkes 13 Ellen Parkes 9 Walter Parkes 2

  • "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQRY-VH2 : 23 May 2019), Josiah Parkes in household of Benjamin Parkes, Kinver, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. (accessed 29-6-2022)

death at age 23, married with 2 children, address Oldbury

William Price

There are several possible 1841 census records, for example Wolverhampton, with possible wife Mary 25 -

  • "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQRY-YJZ : 23 May 2019), William Price, Wombourn, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. (accessed 29-6-2022)

death at 35 with a family, address Oldbury

T. Roden

-

James Shakespeare

There is a possible 1841 Dudley census record of James 35 with family - Phoebe Shakespeare 30 Daniel Shakespeare 14 Helen Shakespeare 10 Phoebe Shakespeare 7 Eliza Shakespeare 4 Sarah Shakespeare 1

  • "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ5Y-SQX : 23 May 2019), James Shakespeare, Dudley, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. (accessed 29-6-2022)

about 43 at death, married with a family, address Dudley

Joseph Smith (the “doggy”)

There are many local census records of 'Joseph Smith'.

34 at death, married with a family

William Tarrant

28 at death, married, address Oldbury

Joseph Troth

22 at death, recently married with a family, address Oldbury

James Willcox

James aged 25 is recorded in the 1841 census of Dudley * "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQTD-8JT : 23 May 2019), James Willcox in household of William Hanson, Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. (accessed 29-6-2022)

33 at death, address White heath Gate

John Windmill

John aged about 40 is recorded in the 1841 census of Meeting Street, Halesowen with family - Mary Windmill 40 Robert Windmill 15 John Windmill 15 Elizabeth Windmill 13 Eliza Windmill 11 Matilda Windmill 10 Joseph Windmill 9 Thomas Windmill 7 Elijah Windmill 5 Susannah Windmill 3 Edward Windmill 1

  • "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQRV-RDR : 23 May 2019), John Windmill, Halesowen, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

48 at death, large family and had a son badly hurt the week before, address Oldbury

Sources

  1. ↑ https://www.nmrs.org.uk/mines-map/accidents-disasters/staffordshire/rounds-green-new-pit-explosion-oldbury-1846/ "ROUNDS GREEN NEW PIT. Oldbury, Staffordshire. 17th. November, 1846." (accessed 1st June 2022)
  2. ↑ “The Birmingham Journal and General Advertiser” (Birmingham, West Midlands, England) 21 Nov 1846, Sat Page 5
  • 'Ironopolis' book by Nicholas Moss 2018 Caxton




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