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PEOPLE EMPLOYED IN THE MINES

The following list of names was gleaned from the late-19th century censuses (1861 and 1871), baptismal and marriage records for Nether Alderley, the Mining Journal, the Wages Book and other sources such as share certificates.   The column marked

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The keen reader will observe that this list does not tie up with the numbers above as the list is not claimed to be complete. 

The list is normally produced in name order. Click on the pointer alongside the miner's name for full details. You can also choose to list the miners by birth date (if known).

	FIRST	SURNAME	OCCUPATION	BORN PLACE	BORN COUNTY	BORN YEAR	NOTES
=>	?	Abbadine		n/a	Not known		Uncertain provenance
=>	John	Adshead		n/a	Not known		Involved in riot
=>	William	Adshead	?Secretary	Not known	Not known		Signed MSA share cert
=>	James	Ashton	Labourer / miner	n/a	Not known		of Over Alderley in the County of Chester Labourer
=>	Samuel	Askington	"Drive"	Not known	Not known
=>	Francis	Birchenough		n/a	Not known		Involved in riot
=>	John	Biscombe	"Drive"	Not known	Not known
=>	Philip	Bracegirdle	"Filling tanks"	Not known	Not known		May be PB who moved to Failsworth and appears in 1871, 81, 91 censuses as labourer ex MSA (b 1837). Filling tanks.
=>	Colin	Bradbury	Miner	Not known	Not known
=>	Thomas	Braddock		n/a	Not known		Involved in riot
=>	Richard	Bradly	"Pumping water"	Not known	Not known
=>	Jeremiah	Bury	Cotton manufacturer	n/a	Not known		of Heaton Norris in the County of Lancaster Cotton Manufacturer
=>	John	Clarke		n/a	Not known		Involved in riot
=>	Samuel	Dodge	Mercer	n/a	Not known		of Stockport in the County of Chester Mercer
=>	Daniel	Downs	"All tramming" and "Wheeling Rubbish"	Not known	Not known
=>	John	Dunstone	"Drive"	Not known	Not known		Cornish name
=>	Allen	Gibb		Not known	Not known		Proprietor in 1914. Took over from first proprietors who leased mines in 1911. Closed mine in Feb 1916
=>	Thomas	Gibbon		n/a	Not known		Involved in riot
=>	Peter	Hamilton	"Drive"	Not known	Not known
=>	John	Heywood		n/a	Not known		Involved in riot
=>	Thomas	Hidderley	?	Not known	Not known		Signed receipt for MSA shares
=>	James	Hodge	"Drive"	Not known	Not known		Common name in Cornwall and Devon
=>	John (the younger)	Hough		n/a	Not known		Involved in riot
=>	Richard	Jackson		n/a	Not known		Involved in riot
=>	Thomas	Jarrold	Doctor of physic	n/a	Not known		of Manchester in the County of Lancaster Doctor of physic
=>	James	Johns	"Drive"	Not known	Not known
=>	Thomas	Johnson		n/a	Not known		Involved in riot: of Alderley, Cheshire
=>	Wm.	Jones	"Pumping water"	Not known	Not known
=>	J	Kessel	"Drive"	Not known	Not known
=>	Thomas	Kessel	"Drive"	Not known	Not known		Common name in Cornwall
=>	Thomas	Lowe		n/a	Not known		Involved in riot
=>	Sampson	Mayne	"Drive"	Not known	Not known
=>	James F	Michell	Secretary	Not known	Not known		On share certs and in advert in MJ. All census images dubious.
=>	?	Mills		n/a	Not known		Mined about 1750s and may be 1790s
=>	Allen	Motham	"To sink below level"	Not known	Not known		May be Allan Mottram, see ID 98
=>	Stephen	Osborne	Captain	Not known	England		May have been mine agent at Maughold in IOM in 1861
=>	John	Owen	Miner	Not known	Not known		no trace on censuses. Children baptised in Nether Alderley
=>	Ralph	Plant		n/a	Not known		Involved in riot
=>	John	Powel	"Filling tanks"	Not known	Not known		Filling tanks
=>	Mr	Richardson		n/a	n/a		Mining experience in South Africa
=>	John	Rigby		n/a	Not known		Involved in riot
=>	[Husband of Willmot]	Scadden	Miner	Not known	Cornwall		Absent at time. Wife born Cornwall.
=>	John	Semmens	"Drive"	Not known	Not known		Common name in Cornwall
=>	William	Semmens	"Drive"	Not known	Not known		Common name in Cornwall
=>	Mr	Shenton	?Miner or UG captain	Not known	Not known		Mottram St Andrew: mentioned in report
=>	James	Sinclair Ross		n/a	Not known
=>	?	Smith	Miner	n/a	n/a		Harold Smith's father, worked in early 20th century
=>	William	Stonier		n/a	n/a
=>	John	Thompson		n/a	Not known		Involved in riot
=>	Nathan	Tollett		n/a	Not known		Involved in riot
=>	Josiah	Wagstaff		n/a	Not known		Mined about 1765
=>	John	Waine	"Sink"	Not known	Not known
=>	William	Worthington	Miner	Not known	Not known
=>	Thomas	Yarwood		n/a	n/a
=>	Timothy	Mason		n/a	Not known	1663	Involved in riot: of Sutton
=>	Charles	Roe		n/a	Derbyshire	1715	Mined about 1750s and may be 1790s
=>	Edward	Gard	Director and Chairman	Exeter	Devon	1791	Director when Co set up, C'man in 1863/4
=>	William	Taylor	Mine Labourer	Sheffield	Yorkshire	1794	Hagg Cottage 4 head
=>	James	Michell	Proprietor	Gwennap	Cornwall	1796	Main driving force behind mines, died 1862 in mine. 1841 census dubious.
=>	Isaac	Hamilton	Cu Miner	Chorley	Cheshire	1803
=>	Peter	Booth	?? Mineral Miner	Wilmslow	Cheshire	1806	Occupation not certain
=>	John	Pascoe	Agent	Cronan	Cornwall	1806	?Mining? crossed out. Captain of MSA mine in 1862
=>	Solomon	Ritchards	Cu Miner	St Erth	Cornwall	1807
=>	Charles Edward	Procter	Chairman in 1865	Not known	Not known	1809	May be Land Agent living at Sutton in 1861, b. 1841
=>	William	Davenport	Cu & Pb Miner	Leek	Staffordshire	1811	Son-in-law of Martha Hatton
=>	Thomas	Hague	Cu mine Labourer	Henbury	Cheshire	1811	Children baptised in Nether Alderley
=>	James	Worth	Cu Miner (labourer)	Wilmslow	Cheshire	1811
=>	William	Swindells	Cu & Pb Miner	Butley	Cheshire	1812
=>	Thomas	Manuel	Cu Miner	St Austell	Cornwall	1816
=>	James	Booth	Cu & Pb mines Labourer / Cu Labourer	Hyde	Cheshire	1817	Welsh Road
=>	Thomas	Bower(s)	Cu & Pb Miner	Prestbury	Cheshire	1817
=>	Robert	Burgess	"Wheeling tanks"	Alderley	Cheshire	1817
=>	John	Andrew	Cu & Pb Miner	Stithans	Cornwall	1818
=>	George	Street	Miner	Gorton	Lancashire	1818
=>	William	Woodall	Cu & Pb Miner / Cu Mine Labourer	Hough	Cheshire	1818	Labourer on 1871 census
=>	William	Oldham	Cu Labourer	Nether Alderley	Cheshire	1820	Welsh Road
=>	Samuel Rowe	Sanders	?Accountant	Devonport	Devon	1820	Probably Financial Director
=>	William	Barker	Cu Miner	Mottram	Cheshire	1821
=>	Peter	Hambleton	Miners Labourer	Bollin Fee	Cheshire	1821	Could this be Peter Hamilton?
=>	Daniel	Sum[m]erville = Summerfield	Cu Miner	Alderley	Cheshire	1821	Welsh Road
=>	George (or Ger?)	Wood	Cu & Pb Mine Labourer	Macclesfield	Cheshire	1821
=>	William	Yarwood	Cu & Pb Miner	Morley	Cheshire	1821
=>	James	Grange	Cu & Pb Miner / Cu Miner	Alderley	Cheshire	1823
=>	John	Sumner	Labourer at copper mines	Hough	Cheshire	1823
=>	Jonathan	Downs	Manager at Alderley Mines	Calstock	Cornwall	1824	Bradford Lodge, named in MJ and other refs. Children baptised in Nether Alderley. Agent in Copper Works in 1871
=>	John	Oakes	Labourer at copper works	Kinderton	Cheshire	1824
=>	Samuel	Oakes	Cu & Pb Miner	Hough	Cheshire	1824	Hagg Cottage 2 head. Mioved to Widnes by 1871, probably via Shropshire.
=>	Joseph	Biscombe [1861], Pliscombe [1871]	Cu Miner	Calstock	Cornwall	1825
=>	Joseph	Cumberbirch	Labourer at copper mines	Goostrey	Cheshire	1825
=>	William	Dale	Cu Miner	Nether Alderley	Cheshire	1825	Also Parish Clerk in 1861. Farmer and Parish Clerk in 1871.
=>	Francis	Phillips	Copper & Lead Mine Agent	Mary Tavy	Devon	1825
=>	James	Summerfield	Labourer in Cu mines / Cu Miner	Alderley	Cheshire	1825	Miner in 1871
=>	Thomas	Upton	Cu & Pb Miner	Mottram St Andrew	Cheshire	1825
=>	John	Wainmouth	Cu & Pb Miner	Callington	Cornwall	1825
=>	David	Walton	Cu Miner	Alderley	Cheshire	1826	Hagg Cottage 1 head
=>	Thomas	Jackson	Labourer to Cu & Pb mines	Nether Alderley	Cheshire	1827
=>	John	Lawton	Labourer at Cu Mines/ Mine Agent (Cu M)	Alderley	Cheshire	1827	Secretary in 1870. Mine Agent in 1871. Handled liquidation in 1878
=>	Richard	Palin	Cu Miner / Miner / labourer on bapt.	Coppenhall	Cheshire	1827	Children baptised in Nether Alderley
=>	Henry	Wright	Cu & Pb Miner	Prestbury	Cheshire	1827
=>	John	Bailey	Tank Man at Cu Mines	Mobberley	Cheshire	1828
=>	Solomon	Blancy	Cu Miner	Gwinear	Cornwall	1828
=>	William	Henderson	Chemist	Not known	Scotland	1828	Family under 10 born Bristol and Alderley
=>	Aaron	Jackson	Cu & Pb Miner	Prestbury	Cheshire	1828
=>	John	Kelsall	Miner (Cu)	Wilmslow	Cheshire	1828	Probably same as J Kessel
=>	Thomas	Norbury	Cu Miner / Lab.	Gt Warford	Cheshire	1828	Welsh Road. Children baptised in Nether Alderley
=>	James	Ridgway	Cu Mine Labourer	Nether Alderley	Cheshire	1828
=>	Joseph	Spear	Engine Driver for Mines	Bedminster	Gloucestershire	1828
=>	Thomas	Burgess	Pb & Cu miner	Chorley	Cheshire	1829
=>	Thomas	Bradley	Cu miner	Wilmslow	Cheshire	1830
=>	Kay	Owen	Miner / labourer on bapt.	Alderley	Cheshire	1830	Carter on 1861 census, Gardener on 1871 census. Children baptised in Nether Alderley. Father also called Kay(e) Owen
=>	Richard	Coed	Miner	Northhill	Cornwall	1831
=>	Samuel	Lang	Cu Miner	Oakhampton	Devon	1831
=>	John	Martin	Carpenter	St Mary Plympton	Devon	1831	May not be linked with mines. Same as below?
=>	John	Martin	Blacksmith	Fidston	Nottinghamshire	1831	Copper Mines, Hagg Road.
=>	George (2)	Wood	Lab at Cu mines	Wilmslow	Cheshire	1831
=>	John	Bracegirdle	Cu Mine Labourer	Mottram St Andrew	Cheshire	1832
=>	John	Hatton	Cu & Pb Miner	Alderley	Cheshire	1832	Son of Martha Hatton. Children baptised in Nether Alderley
=>	John	Buckingham	Cu Miner	St Erth	Cornwall	1833	Children baptised in Nether Alderley
=>	George	Leamon [1861], Layman [1871] or Leeman	Cu & Pb Miner / Mine Agent	Throwleigh	Devon	1833	Miner and Lodger with William Swindells at MSA in 1861, agent in 1871
=>	Thomas	Mottram	Miner (bapt.)	Chorley	Cheshire	1833	Shown as Ag Lab in census. Children baptised in Nether Alderley
=>	James	Oldham	Cu Labourer	Nether Alderley	Cheshire	1833	brother to William Oldham, same home
=>	William	Bate	Cu Miner	Calstock	Cornwall	1834
=>	Henry	Phillips	Cu Miner	Mary Tavy	Devon	1834
=>	Samson	Termain	Cu & Pb Miner	Calstock	Cornwall	1834	Lodger with William Swindells
=>	Henry	Turkington	Cu & Pb Miner	Not known	Ireland	1834
=>	James	Wood	Cu Mine Labourer	Mottram St Andrew	Cheshire	1834
=>	Fred(erick)	Bruce	Lead Miner	Wo[o]lwich	Kent	1835
=>	Thomas	Condliffe / Cunliffe	Ag Lab / Miner / Labourer	Not known	Not known	1835	Over Alderley. Children baptised in Nether Alderley
=>	Thomas	Cooper	Engine feeder to Cu & Pb works	Calow	Derbyshire	1835	Hagg Cottage 3
=>	John	Hooper	Lead Miner	Calstock	Cornwall	1835	Married at Wilmslow Parish Church to Isabella Richards of Calstock (both parents were miners) on 21 October 1860
=>	Ephraim	Hulme	Miner	Alderley	Cheshire	1835
=>	Joseph	Massey	Miner Cu & Pb	Alderley	Cheshire	1835	(has son Isaac Massey born c. 1857). Children baptised in Nether Alderley
=>	Samuel (2)	Bower	Blacksmith (Cu mines)	Toft	Cheshire	1836
=>	John	Hague	Cu mine Labourer	Alderley	Cheshire	1836	Welsh Road. Children baptised in Nether Alderley
=>	Charles	Hatton	Cu & Pb Miner	Alderley	Cheshire	1836	Grandson of Martha Hatton (see William Davenport?). Children baptised in Nether Alderley
=>	William	Scadden	Miner (Cu)	Gwinear	Cornwall	1836
=>	John	Baston	Cu & Pb Miner	Kermingham	Cheshire	1837
=>	Charles	Bennett	Cu & Pb Miner	Landrake	Cornwall	1837
=>	James	Blackshaw	Miner (Cu)	Fulshaw	Cheshire	1837
=>	Abel	Bradley	Miner (Cu)	Wilmslow	Cheshire	1837
=>	Joseph	Findlow	In Cu mines	Prestbury	Cheshire	1837
=>	William	Green	[?mine] Labourer	Shrewsbury	Shropshire	1837	Type of labourer not certain
=>	William	Hale	Labourer Cu & Pb mines	Macclesfield	Cheshire	1837
=>	Samuel	Norbury	Lab at Cu mines	Chorley	Cheshire	1837
=>	William	Read	Cu Miner	Gawsworth	Cheshire	1837
=>	John	Chynoweth	Cu Miner	Tavistock	Devon	1838	Children baptised in Nether Alderley
=>	James	Hague	Miner	Over Alderley	Cheshire	1838	Shown as Ag Lab on census. Children baptised in Nether Alderley
=>	Henry	Harvey	Cu & Pb Miner	Buckfastleigh	Devon	1838
=>	Henry	Hatch	Carpenter	Plymouth	Devon	1838	Linked with John Martin
=>	James	Jackson	Copper Miner	Henbury	Cheshire	1838	Children baptised in Nether Alderley
=>	John	Jenkin	Cu & Pb Miner	Crantock	Cornwall	1838
=>	John	Ritchards	Cu Miner	St Erth	Cornwall	1838
=>	Peter	Bower[s]	Cu & Pb Miner / Labourer in Cu Mines	Prestbury	Cheshire	1839	Shown as miner in 1861 and labourer in 1871. Children baptised in Nether Alderley
=>	William	Burgess	Cu mine Labourer / Cu miner	Chorley	Cheshire	1839	Altered to miner in 1871 census
=>	Thomas	Green	Miner	Butley	Cheshire	1839
=>	Thomas	Warne	Cu Miner	Mary Tavy	Devon	1839
=>	Henry	Birch	Cu Miner	St Erth	Cornwall	1840
=>	William	Chynoweth	Cu Miner	Tavistock	Devon	1840
=>	William	Davies	Cu Miner	Kea Parish	Cornwall	1840	Spelt Davis in census. Mines Cottage, Hagg Road. Baptism has Davey.
=>	Robert	Jackson	Cu & Pb Miner	Mary Tavy	Devon	1840
=>	Thomas	Milner	Cu & Pb Miner	Checkley	Staffordshire	1840	Stepson of William Swindells
=>	Thomas	O'Callaghan	Cu Miner	Not known	Ireland	1840
=>	Joseph	Pearson	Cu Mine Labourer	Mottram St Andrew	Cheshire	1840
=>	Phillip	Potts	Miner, Cu mines	Alderley	Cheshire	1841
=>	Isaac	Powell	Cu mines Labourer	Mottram St Andrew	Cheshire	1841
=>	John	Pearson	Copper Miner	Knutsford	Cheshire	1842
=>	James	Bowers	Cu & Pb Miner	Butley	Cheshire	1843	Son of Thomas Bower at MSA
=>	William	Ham	Mine Labourer	St Georges	Gloucestershire	1843	lodger at Hagg Cottage 2
=>	Patrick	O'Callaghan	Cu Miner	Not known	Ireland	1843
=>	William	Ritchards	Cu Miner	St Erth	Cornwall	1843
=>	William	Serpell	Cu & Pb Miner	Stockport	Cheshire	1843
=>	John	Wright	Cu Miner	Alderley	Cheshire	1843
=>	Samuel	Percival	Cu Miner	Wilmslow	Cheshire	1844
=>	William	Booth	Engine Tenter at Cu & Pb mines	Ashover	Derbyshire	1845	Welsh Road son of James Booth. Engine Driver when marrried
=>	Joseph	Bowers	Cu & Pb Miner	Butley	Cheshire	1845
=>	John	Livesey	Cu Miner	Manchester	Lancashire	1845
=>	Allan	Mottram	Cu Miner	Wilmslow	Cheshire	1845	Probably same as Allen Motham
=>	John	Pearson	Cu Mine Labourer	Mottram St Andrew	Cheshire	1845
=>	David	Dooley	Cu Miner	Wilmslow	Cheshire	1846
=>	Daniel	Jarman	Miner	Over Alderley	Cheshire	1846	Shown as Ag Lab on census. Children baptised in Nether Alderley
=>	Joseph	Rigby	Lead Mines Labourer	Wilmslow	Cheshire	1846
=>	John	Booth	Mine Labourer at Cu & Pb mines	Ashover	Derbyshire	1847	Welsh Road son of James Booth
=>	Elijah	Burgess	Cu Miner	Warford	Cheshire	1847
=>	William	Cann	Cu Miner	South Shields	Durham	1847	Children baptised in Nether Alderley
=>	Samuel	Leigh	Cu & Pb Miner	Henbury	Cheshire	1847
=>	John	Moore	Cu Miner	Wilmslow	Cheshire	1848
=>	Thomas	Fielding	Lab. At Cu mines	Fulshaw	Cheshire	1849
=>	James	Wright	Cu Miner	Alderley	Cheshire	1849
=>	John	Bradbury	Lab. At Cu mines	Ashley	Cheshire	1850
=>	William	Stonehewer	Cu Labourer	Macclesfield	Cheshire	1850
=>	Henry	Woodall	Cu & Pb Miner	Mottram St Andrew	Cheshire	1850	Son of William Woodall
=>	Samuel	Bowers	Cu & Pb Miner	Butley	Cheshire	1851
=>	Wm	Buckingham	Cu Miner	St Erth	Cornwall	1856
=>	John	Barrow	Miner (Cu)	Knutsford	Cheshire	1857
=>	Henry	Howarth	Labourer at Cu Mine	Nether Alderley	Cheshire	1858
=>	John Thos	Martin	Errand boy in mines	Stockport	Cheshire	1858	son of John Martin
=>	Thomas	Pearson	Cu Mine Labourer	Mottram St Andrew	Cheshire	1859
=>	Joseph	Bailey	Miner	Chorley	Cheshire	1861
=>	Robert	Bower	Miner's Labourer	Alderley	Cheshire	1861	Son of Peter Bower
=>	John (jnr)	Buckingham	Cu Miner	Not known	Devon	1861
=>	John H	Stonier	Miner (Cu)	Chorley	Cheshire	1861
=>	James	Chynoweth		Nether Alderley	Cheshire	1872	May have been a miner in the early 20th century (info. Harold Smith)

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