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Lead Mining Bargains at Breckonsyke
| Book | Date | Bargain |
| 148 | 12 Jul 1853 | William Harrison 6 prs agree to rise at the place fixed upon @ 120/- per fathom and 35/- per Bing for the ore they get till 30th September. Partners: W. Harrison, Thos. Hewitson, John Fleming, John Kidd, John Robinson, Cutht. Colling |
| 148 | 8 Oct 1853 | Wm. Harrison 6 prs agree to drive in the vein eastward from their Rise top at 140/- per fathom and 35/- per Bing for the ore they get till 31st October. Partners: Wm. Harrison, John Fleming, Cuth. Colling, John Kidd, Thos. Hewitson, John Robinson |
| 148 | 12 Oct 1853 | Wm. Harrison 6 prs agree to rise from the end of last bargain to Henry Stobbs & prs drift @ 140/- per fathom and 25/- per Bing. Partners: Wm. Harrison, Jno. Fleming, Cutht. Colling, John Kidd, Thos. Hewitson, Jno. Robinson |
| 148 | 9 Mar 1854 | William Harrison 6 prs agree to raise ore in 15 fathoms of ground west from Henry Stubbs & prs @ 44/- per Bing till 30th June. Partners: W. Harrison, Cuth. Colling, John Kidd, Thos. Hewitson, John Robinson, Jno. Coultherd |
| 152 | 6 Apr 1869 | Thos. Coulthard 8 prs agree to drive level in Breckonsyke Vein East at 40/- per fathom and 30/- per Bing till 30th June: to work five eight hour shifts per week per man. Partners: Thos. Coulthard, Jos. Hewitson, Jona. Hewitson, Jos. Coulthard, Wm. Featherstone, Wm. Featherstone, Jos. Harrison, Jos. Thompson. [This partnership was recorded under Burtree Pasture the previous bargain] |
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These extracts of Lead Mining Bargains have been kindly supplied by John Stark. He has transcribed those bargains that relate to his family history research. This is not a full extract from the bargain book, but it does provide an indication of the information available. To see Johns family history research click here, for the original extracts from the bargain books click here.
When indexing the names mentioned in the Bargains we have 'standardised' the spelling of the names - this was to aid in eliminating obvious duplicates. The spelling as shown in the detail of the actual bargain remains as transcribed.
Description of the method of mining and some of the terms used
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