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ID:2741 Samuel Ironmonger 1891-1914

Lisa's 2nd cousin 3x removed

Birth

23 February 1891

Ogley Hay, Staffordshire

Death

19 June 1914

Hillcrest Mine,Alberta, Canada

Mother

Maria Allen (b.1859)/ID:1955

Father

Charles Eli Ironmonger (b.1860)/ID:1969

Siblings

John Ironmonger (b.1886)/ID:2739

 

William Ironmonger (b.1888)/ID:2740

 

Samuel Ironmonger (b.1891)/ID:2741

Half Siblings

Charles Ironmonger (b.1895)/ID:2744

 

Amelia Ironmonger (b.1899)/ID:2746

 

Eli Ironmonger (b.1901)/ID:2747

 

Ezra Ironmonger (b.1907)/ID:2748

 

George Ironmonger (b.1909)/ID:2749

 

Arthur Ironmonger (b.1911)/ID:2750

 

 

 

 

1891

23 February 1891- Birth of Samuel Ironmonger born at Hednesford Rd, Ogley Hay and christened at Ogley Hay on 22nd March 1891.

 

 

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1891

1891 Census for 'Wilkin, Norton Canes, Staffordshire' (now known as Brownhills West)

Name                            

Relationship 

Condition

Age

Est YOB

Gender     

Birth County                       

Occupation         

Charles Ironmonger

Head

Married

30

1861

Male

Norton Canes, Staffordshire

Coal Miner

Maria Ironmonger

Wife

Married

31

1860

Female

Norton Canes, Staffordshire

 

John Ironmonger

Son

 

4

1887

Male

Norton Canes, Staffordshire

 

William Ironmonger

Son

 

3

1888

Male

Norton Canes, Staffordshire

 

Samuel Ironmonger

Son

 

1

1890

Male

Norton Canes, Staffordshire

 

 

 

Dec 1891- Death of mother, Maria.

 

 

1901

1901 Census for 'Common Side, Norton Canes, Staffordshire' (area now known as Brownhills West)

 

Name                            

Relationship 

Condition

Age

Est YOB

Gender     

Birth County                       

Occupation         

Charles Ironmonger

Head

Married

40

1861

Male

Brownhills, Staffordshire

Coal Miner Loader

Sarah A Ironmonger

Wife

Married

33

1868

Female

Brownhills, Staffordshire

 

John Ironmonger

Son

 

14

1887

Male

Brownhills, Staffordshire

Colliery-Gripper below ground

William Ironmonger

Son

 

13

1888

Male

Brownhills, Staffordshire

Colliery – Gripper above ground

Samuel Ironmonger

Son

 

11

1890

Male

Brownhills, Staffordshire

 

Charles Ironmonger

Son

 

5

1896

Male

Brownhills, Staffordshire

 

Amelia Ironmonger

Daughter

 

1

1899

Female

Norton Canes, Staffordshire

 

Eli Ironmonger

Son

 

1m

1901

Male

Norton Canes, Staffordshire

 

 

 

 

 

1910

11th March 1910 - Emigration to Canada

Samuel sailed to Canada on the Empress of Ireland sailing from Liverpool to St John with his father , Charles and brothers, William & Charles.

 

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1913-1914

Samuel is listed on the following records so may have returned briefly to England before returning to Canada.

1913 Ship Empress of Britain Samuel, age 22, labourer, last permanent residence Canada
1914 Ship Royal Edward Samuel aged 23, returning Canadian, going to Hillcrest

 

1914

Hillcrest Mining Disaster

19th June 1914 – Tragedy struck the family when Samuel and two of his brothers were at the Hillcrest mine during a series of explosions resulting in the rescue of John and the deaths of Charles & Samuel along with 187 other men. Samuel was a timber packer at the colliery.

 

 

 

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Families waiting for news of loved ones outside the Hillcrest Mine

 

 

 

 

Links to accounts and research on the Hillcrest Mining Disaster:

 

http://hillcrestminedisaster.com/

 

https://coalminersmemorial.tripod.com/hillcrestminedisaster.html

 

Books:

 

Frank W. Anderson's book Canada's Worst Mine Disaster was first published in 1969 by Frontier Pub. of Calgary, Alberta. A later edition of the book entitled Hillcrest: Canada's Worst Mine Disaster was published for Frontier Books by Heritage House Company of Surrey, B.C. in 1980. Both editions were designated as Number 18 in the "Frontier Books" series.

 

Harold Fryer's book Alberta: The Pioneer Years (Langley, B.C.: Stagecoach Pub. c1977) has a chapter on the Hillcrest disaster entitled "Disaster at the Hillcrest Mine" (pp. 68-71).

 

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Description automatically generated Devil's Breath: The Story of the Hillcrest Mine Disaster of 1914 Paperback – 1 July 2013

by Steve Hanon (Author)

 

Samuel is buried in the Hillcrest cemetery beside his brother Charles Ironmonger. They have one headstone.

 

Gravestone - Samuel & Charles Ironmonger