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Wattstown Colliery Disaster Funeral 1905

 

 

Funeral cortege for the Wattstown Colliery Disaster in 1905. The gentleman with large spade bear is James Rees Jones (1835-1915) undertaker and master carpenter who spent 10 years in the USA (1865-18745) & introduced the American burial casket to Wales.

 

Photo was kindly lent to me by Roy Jones (Ynyshir), his great grandson.

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