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ID:2746 Amelia Ironmonger (King) 1899-1988

Lisa's 2nd cousin 3x removed

Birth

1899

The Wilkin, (now known as Brownhills West), Staffordshire

Death

1988

Alberta, Canada

Mother

Sarah Ann Lawrence (b.1867)

Father

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

Half Siblings

John Ironmonger (b.1886)/ID:2739

 

William Ironmonger (b.1888)/ID:2740

 

Samuel Ironmonger (b.1891)/ID:2741

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

Spouse

James King

 

 

 

 

 

 

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
Emigration to Canada.

 

Amelia sailed to Canada on the Empress Of Britain on 9th September 1910 with her mother & siblings Eli,9, Ezra, 3 and George, 1.

 

 

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1911

1911 Census – Hillcrest Village, Macleod district, Alberta, Canada

 

Name                            

Relationship 

Condition

Age

Birth Yr/Month

Gender     

Birth Place                      

Occupation         

Charles Ironmonger

Head

Married

51

1860-May

Male

England

Miner -average 48 hrs per week

Sarah Ironmonger

Wife

Married

44

1867-Oct

Female

England

 

Charles Ironmonger

Son

 

17

1894-Sept

Male

England

Miner- average 48 hrs per week

Amelia Ironmonger

Daughter

 

11

1900-Sept

Female

England

 

Eli Ironmonger

Son

 

10

1901-March

Male

England

 

Ezra Ironmonger

Daughter

 

3

1908-June

Female

England

 

George Ironmonger

Son

 

2

1909-Jan

Male

England

 

 

 

 

Amelia (far right) with parents and family at their Hillcrest home (circa 1913).

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1914

Hillcrest Mining Disaster

19th June 1914 – Tragedy struck the family when three of her 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.

 

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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)

 

 

1988
Death of Amelia King.

 

Buried at Carbon Cemetery, Carbon, Strathmore Census Division, Alberta, Canada

 

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