Joseph King (abt. 1842 - 1870)

Born about 1842 in England, United Kingdom

Died 4 Mar 1870 at about age 28 in Astley Deep Pit, Dukenfield, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Joseph King was born in England.

Joseph King was killed in the Astley Deep Pit Dunkirk Pit Colliery Explosion on 4-Mar-1870

Joseph King was born in about 1842.

Joseph (age 27), son of Benjamin King, married Edna Miller, daughter of Moses, on 22 March 1869 at St. Mark's Church in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England.^[1] Together, they had one son, Benjamin, prior to his death.^[2]

Joseph worked as a miner at the Astley Deep Pit Colliery where he was killed in a terrible explosion 4 March 1870. ^[3]

Research Notes

• It was thought by a previous researcher that Joseph King was the son of Joseph King, Esq. & Elizabeth Haselden who was born in Old Swinford, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom. That child lived until 1916, primarily in Worcestershire with no evidence of living in Lancashire or Cheshire, explaining why it was difficult to find his wife & child, previously.
• His marriage registration indicates his father was Benjamin King, a striker. No record of him living with his family has been located (1851-1861 census records)

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000"
   citing item 6 p 123, St Mark, Dukinfield, Cheshire, England, Record Office, Chester; FHL microfilm 1,656,304.
   FamilySearch Record: FQNL-3SC (accessed 16 September 2022)
   Joseph King (27y) marriage to Edna Miller (21y) on 22 Mar 1869 in St Mark, Dukinfield, Cheshire, England.
2. ↑ Baptism of son Benjamin King: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
   FamilySearch Record: NTJQ-K7W (accessed 16 September 2022)
   Joseph King's son Benjamin King baptism on 5 Feb 1870 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom.
3. ↑ Death: "UK, Coal Mining Accidents and Deaths Index, 1878-1935"
   Collection: Coalmining Accidents and Deaths; Archive: The Coalmining History Resource Centre
   Ancestry Record 9735 #31063 (accessed 16 September 2022)
   Joseph King death 4 Mar 1870 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England.