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Mining Industry - 1861 & 1871
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 1841 & 1851 census entries
 1861 & 1871 census entries
1881 & 1891 census entries
 1901 & 1911 census entries

Please remember all of the places mentioned here are places of residence found in census returns, rather than actual places of work.

1861

The records for 1861 are misleading. Sadly, the National Archives does not have a number of census records for that year, which includes the area around Worthen, where a number of the lead miners are to be found in 1851. As you will see, that has reduced the number of lead miners quite markedly.

For the first time, one or two iron ore miners have been identified, in Staffordshire.

Overall, the numbers of records has affected the review of places, but using those that are available there is little difference in the areas from the 1851 records, with Gloucestershire, South Wales and Staffordshire providing much of the coal mining industry as before.


PRO Reference First Name(s) Surname Place County Address Marital Status Age Occupation Place of Birth County of Birth Relation Name of Head
RG9/1754/122 Enos Preece East Dean GLS Ruardean Hill M 35 Coal Miner Upton Bishop HEF Head Enos Preece
RG9/1754/122 Richard Preece East Dean GLS Ruardean Hill W 56 Coal Miner Ruardean Hill GLS Lodger William Preece
RG9/1754/122 John Preece East Dean GLS Ruardean Hill M 35 Coal Miner Upton Bishop HEF Head John Preece
Rg9/2009/145 George Preece Darlaston STS New Street M 64 Iron Ore Miner Wombridge SAL Lodger Henry Morton
Rg9/1855/12 James Preece Dawley SAL Langley Square M 54 Coal Miner Dawley SAL Head Self
Rg9/1855/12 Richard Preece Dawley SAL Langley Square   10 Coal Miner Dawley SAL Son James Preece
RG9/1754/122 James Preece East Dean GLS Ruardean Hill M 40 Coal Miner Upton Bishop HEF Head James Preece
RG9/1754/122 William Preece East Dean GLS Ruardean Hill M 35 Coal Miner Ruardean Hill GLS Head Self
Rg9/3997/146 Thomas Preece Aberystruth MON Pantypudding? M 40 Coal Miner Hereford HEF Head Self
Rg9/3997/146 Amos Preece Aberystruth MON Pantypudding?   15 Coal Miner Llangarren HEF Son Thomas Preece
Rg9/1859/104 Charles Preece Broseley SAL Willey Swinall?   14 Collier Calerton SAL Son Thomas Preece
Rg9/1859/104 James Preece Broseley SAL Willey Swinall?   10 Collier Barrow SAL Son Thomas Preece
Rg9/2072/151 Michael Preece Kingswinford STS Cottage Street M 51 Stone Miner (iron)? Clee Hills SAL Head Self
Rg9/2072/120 Samuel Preece Kingswinford STS Chapel Street M 40 Coal Miner Clee Hills SAL Head Self
Rg9/3997/205 Shaderash Preece Aberystruth MON Cocker Row   11 Colliery Aberystruth MON Son Francis Preece
Rg9/1864/38 Thomas Preece Westbury SAL Horsebridge M 30 Lead Miners Lab Worthen SAL Head Self
Rg9/2030/60 Robert Preece West Bromwich STS Marsh Lane M 28 Miner Worcester SAL Head Robert Preece
Rg9/1842/52 John Preece Wentnor SAL Bog M 70 Lead Miner Wentnor SAL Head Self
Rg9/1863/55 John Preece Pontesbury SAL Pontesford M 46 Lab At Coal Works Habberley SAL Head John Preece
Rg9/1863/87 Joseph Preece Hanwood SAL Enging? House U 22 Engineer Coal Mine Hanwood SAL Lodger Richard Stedman
Rg9/2000/37 Edward Preace Willenhall STS Rose Hill M 28 Iron Miner Worthing? SAL Head Edward Preace
Rg9/4255/51 Richard Preece Rowington MGY Rowington U 25 Miner Lead Ore Worthen SAL Lodger Mary Anne Bennett
RG9/4082/12 Evan Preece Llangynwyd GLA 37 John Street M 37 Coal Miner Pyle GLA Head Self
RG9/3982/38 William Preice West Dean GLS Saunders Green M 26 Coal Miner Bream GLS Head William Preice


1871
The numbers held in this census have returned to those sort of levels seen in 1851, with no great missing sections this time to affect the totals.

As the details below show, there is an increase in the coal mining in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, and also in South Wales generally - a sign of things to come.

For the first time, there are two entries further north than Staffordshire, namely Esclusham in Denbighshire (where there was in fact lead and iron mining) and Codnor on the Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire border.

There are still no Preece entries in the Lancashire coalfields, this will finally be corrected in 1881.


PRO Reference First Name(s) Surname Place County Address Marital Status Age Occupation Place of Birth County of Birth Relation Name of Head
RG10/2749/23 Richd Preece Dawley SAL Hetleys? Building U 21 Collier Dawley SAL Head Self
RG10/2749/23 John Preece Dawley SAL Hetleys? Building U 16 Collier Dawley SAL Brother Richard Preece
RG10/2764/47 John Preece Minsterley SAL Tardy Oak? U 25 Lead Miner Minsterley SAL Son Maria Preece
RG10/2597/50 John Preece East Dean GLS Ruardean Hill M 46 Collier Crow Hill GLS Head Self
RG10/2597/50 James Preece East Dean GLS Ruardean Hill M 49 Collier East Dean GLS Head James Preece
RG10/2597/50 William Preece East Dean GLS Ruardean Hill U 20 Collier East Dean GLS Son William Preece
RG10/2597/50 Enos Preece East Dean GLS Ruardean Hill   13 Collier East Dean GLS Son William Preece
RG10/2597/50 Nimshi Preece East Dean GLS Ruardean Hill U 18 Collier East Dean GLS Son William Preece
RG10/2597/50 William Preece East Dean GLS Ruardean Hill M 40 Collier East Dean GLS Head Self
RG10/2597/54 Enos Preece East Dean GLS Ruardean Hill M 42 Collier East Dean GLS Head Enos Preece
RG10/2597/54 Enos Preece East Dean GLS Ruardean Hill M 20 Collier East Dean GLS Head Enos Preece
RG10/2597/54 Mary Preece East Dean GLS Ruardean Hill M 43 Collier East Dean GLS Wife Enos Preece
RG10/2597/54 Thomas Jonah Preece East Dean GLS Ruardean Hill   11 Collier East Dean GLS Son Enos Preece
RG10/2669/43 George Preece Alstone GLS 2 Marion Cottages M 60 Labourer In Coal Yard Cheltenham GLS Head Self
RG10/2669/43 Charles Preece Alstone GLS 2 Marion Cottages U 18 Labourer In Coal Yard Cheltenham GLS Son George Preece
RG10/2992/37 Richard Preece Rowley Regis STS Groveland M 31 Miner Brierly Hill STS Head Self
RG10/2919/85 Joseph Preece Rugeley STS The Slade M 25 Miner Willington SAL Son-in-Law James Ball
RG10/3476/45 Edward Preece Codnor NTT Jessop St M 37 Coal Miner Worthen SAL
 Head Self
RG10/2752/29 John Preece Little Dawley SAL Little Dawley M 34 Miner Munslow SAL Head Self
RG10/2763/37 Eliza Preece Habberley SAL Village M 32 Lead Miner Pulverbatch SAL Wife Thomas Preece
RG10/2942/59 Edward Preece Willenhall STS 6 Rose Hill M 35 Labourer In Colliery Worthen SAL Head Edward Preece
RG10/5312/38 George Preece Llanwenarth Ultra MON No 2 Queen Road M 36 Iron Miner Ballingham HEF Head George Preece
RG10/5657/6 James Preece Esclusham Above DEN Vrandeg? Road M 62 Lead Miner Worthen SAL Head Self
RG10/5585/59 Hawthorne Preece Llangattock BRE Hatter Street U 32 Labour In Coal Pit Kingstone HEF Son Ethilda Preece
RG10/5585/59 Sylvanus Preece Llangattock BRE Hatter Street   14 Miner Breinton HEF Son Ethilda Preece
RG10/5585/48 John Preece Llangattock BRE Mill Street M 24 Collier Breinton HEF Head Self
Rg10/3027/30 George M Preece Kingswinford STS Church Street M 35 Miner Kingswinford STS Head Self
Rg10/3027/30 Simeon Preece Kingswinford STS Church Street   12 Miner Kingswinford STS Son George M Preece
RG10/5425/12 Evan Preese Llangonoyd GLA 35 John Street M 48 Collier Pyle GLA Head Self
RG10/5425/12 David Preese Llangonoyd GLA 41 John Street M 23 Coal Miner Pyle GLA Head Self
RG10/5381/5 William Preece Llantrisant GLA Trelaurp? M 30 Collier Llantwit Vardre GLA Head Self
Rg10/5323/17 William Preece Bedwellty MON No 3 Street M 49 Miner Hentland HEF Head William Preece
Rg10/5318/54 Thomas Preece Aberystruth MON Tyr Watkin U 19 Coal Miner Abertillery MON Stepson William Edwards
Rg10/5319/47 John Preese Bedwellty MON 33 West Lane M 38 Miner Monmouth MON Head Self
Rg10/5622/41 Richard Preece Worthen SAL 15 Perkins Beach M 46 Lead Miner Worthen SAL Head Self
Rg10/5622/18 Samuel Preece Worthen SAL 139 Gorsty Bank M 21 Lead Miner Worthen SAL Lodger Samuel Preece
Rg10/5622/55 Edward Preece Worthen SAL 3 Paddock M 65 Lead Miner Worthen SAL Head Self
Rg10/5622/55 John Preece Worthen SAL 4 Paddock M 70 Lead Miner Worthen SAL Head Self
Rg10/5622/24 George Preece Worthen SAL Black Hole M 24 Miner Lead Worthen SAL Son-in-Law Catharine Evans
Rg10/5622/27 Robert Preece Worthen SAL Hogstow M 48 Miner Lead Worthen SAL Head Self
Rg10/5622/27 Benjamin Preece Worthen SAL Hogstow   15 Miner Lead Worthen SAL Son Robert Preece
Rg10/5622/27 Thomas Preece Worthen SAL Hogstow   14 Miner Lead Worthen SAL Son Robert Preece
Rg10/5622/13 John Preece Worthen SAL 91 Hope Common M 35 Lead Miner Worthen SAL Head Self
RG10/5299/94 William Preece West Dean GLS Bream Meend M 39 Iron Miner West Dean GLS Head William Preece
Rg10/2944/64 James Preece Willenhall STS No 4 St Stephens Court M 20 Ironstone? Miner Broseley SAL Lodger John Woodnorth?