TREWARTHA

Born Poldice
Christened 22 Jan 1832, Gwennap
Died 18 Feb 1873, Merthyr Tydfil
Condition: Miner(1853) Labourer(1871)
Census 1841, 1851, 1861 Gwennap
1871 Merthyr Tydfil

Note from Mavis Williams (nee Trewartha)
Tony has been trawling Welsh Newspaper Archives for references to 'Trewarthas. He came upon the following report in the' Cardiff & Merthyr Guardian Newspaper' for Feb. 1870. REPORT OF AN EXPLOSION AT WILLIAMS' OLD PIT, ABERAMAN, WORKED BY MESSRS. ELLIOT & CO.

'The explosion was caused when 2 miners, John Trewartha and Charles Webb, wandered into old mine workings by mistake, with unguarded lights.
Fortunately this was not a major incident and the fire was quickly put out.
The two miners were lucky to escape with only superficial burns to hands and face.'

I imagine that this is why great great grandfather is referred to as a 'labourer' on the 1871 census. Presumably he could not have kept his job as a miner after such a breach of safety regs.

Alias Jane RYAN
Alias Jane TREWARTHA
Christened 18 Mar 1832, Redruth
Died Jun 1914, Todmorden
Marriage: m. 2qr 1877 Bradford Thomas RYAN
Census 1861 Gwennap
1871 Merthyr Tydfil
1881, 1901 Mytholmroyd as Jane RYAN
1891 Midgely