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GUEST,Dave Williams	who comes from coal miners? (109* d)	RE: who comes from coal miners?	02 Jun 02
Gareth, Could be, although I don't live in Rhymney, I live in Ohio. The two great great uncles I mentioned were brothers of my great grandmother Alice Williams (nee Gower). She and my great grandfather were married in Tredegar in 1872. Alice herself labored in the iron foundries as a teenager, bore 11 children, outlived 3 of them, and died at 77. I know that I must have relatives living in Wales, but I've not located any yet. Great grandfather Lewis was a puddler, and most of my direct ancestors on my father's side were in the iron/steel mills. Hellish as they could be, they were miles ahead of working down the pits, which IMO has to be the worst exploitation and worst job ever.

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