R.W. Morris b.1895: Home and Family.
Meals were a preoccupation of most miner’s wives…few miner’s families went hungry. Everything else might have to wait its turn in the …
Edward Cain (1891-1978): Home and Family
At the beginning of Edward Cain’s memoir, his family is a central theme as he details where they lived and how often …
Thomas Jordan (B.1892): Home and Family
Family is a central theme in Thomas Jordan’s memoirs, but in a less than traditional way. He does not so much focus …
Thomas Jordan (B.1892): Education and Schooling
‘I had never been a very clever scholar… so I was doomed for the pits.’ (Jordan, 2) Thomas attended a church school …
Thomas Jordan (B.1892): Habits, Culture and Belief
‘Usworth colliery was a booming place… Cinemas and theatres appeared in New Washington and they filled to capacity.’ (Jordan, 6) Working-class people …