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From: "Mike & Ronica Hall" <>
Subject: Re: OWENS
Date: Thu, 4 Mar 1999 13:23:58 -0000
Hi Georgina
A map of the coalfields of GB shows a coalfield extending from Oswestry up
to Wrexham. It is likely that coal mines were at or close to Newbridge
(Clwyd) as well as Oswestry. I used to pass one at Chirk. I believe they
are all long since closed.
Derwen geology would be older rocks - perhaps a carboniferous limestone area
or earlier still.
Derwen - Oswestry = 27 miles
Derwen - Newbridge (Clwyd) = 15 miles
Newbridge (Clwyd) - Oswestry = 7.5 miles
Have you asked questions on the coalminers' list? It's at
As usual you must put the word <request> in the heading and the word
<subscribe> in the body of the text (without the brackets).
Good Luck
Mike Hall
Editor, 'Cronicl Powys',
Powys FHS journal.
Web Site:
http://www.kc3ltd.co.uk/~micronic/cronicl.htm
-----Original Message-----
From: Georgina Creveling <>
To: <>
Date: Wednesday, March 03, 1999 2:27 AM
Subject: OWENS
>I have come across an article my G'father wrote for a small newspaper. He
>states he was born in Derwen in 1855 and was sent to relatives in Oswestry
>when he was 4 and had four years of schooling. His mother died when he was
>10.She had remarried after his father died and from 1867 until 1869 he
lived
>with his stepfather and worked in the mines until he was nearly killed.He
>left in 1869 and walked 30 miles to live with an Uncle.I have copied many
>maps but I can't seem to work out the distance between Oswestry and Derwen.
>On the 1891 census he stated he was born in Newbridge. I have looked at the
>map and drawing a line between Derwen to Oswestry to Newbridge make a
>perfect triangle.Would someone tell me the distances to each of these towns
>and which had coal mines near it in 1869. I would appreciate any assistance
>I can get.
>
>Georgina in California
>Researching; Foster,Owen,Owens, Parle,Sadler,Shaw,Thornley and West all in
>the United Kingdom
>
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