Honeychurch
Miner’s First Name: Richard
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Miner’s Last Name: Honeychurch
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Birth Place of Miner: Liskeard Cornwall, England
Miner’s Country: USA
Arrived in USA: May, 1885
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Richard Honeychurch arrived on the steamship, The British Princess, in the port of Philadelphia in May 1885 at the age of 20. Already experienced in mining with his father being a Lead Miner in Liskeard, Cornwall, England, and himself working the mines as a child, he emigrated to the United States due to opportunities of experienced miners wanted in the coal region of Pennsylvania. He arrived and became a miner for the Lehigh Wilkes-Barre Coal Company, where he mined for the rest of his life, getting married and starting a family, meeting his untimely death in the mines.
Place & Manner of Miner’s Death: Caught between cart & door gangway, Buttonwood No. 22
Died: May 29th, 1925
Birth Date: 26th November, 1864
Married: 1899 May 13th
Place Miner Was Married: Luzerne County Courthouse, Wilkes-Barre, PA
Wife’s Name: Sarah Honeychurch
Wife’s Middle Name: Jane
Wife’s Last Name: Martin
Birth Place of Wife: England
Wife’s Country: USA
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Died: May 25th, 1968
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Number of Children: 3
Child Name 1: Richard Honeychurch Jr.
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Birth Date: June 24th, 1900
Child Name 2: Lillian Jennings
Child’s Middle Name: Melba
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Birth Date: June 26th, 1904
Child Name 3: Bessie Daubert
Child’s Middle Name: Catherine
Child’s Last Name: Honeychurch
Birth Date: March 20th, 1911
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Author’s Name: Ryan
Author’s Middle Name: James
Author’s Last Name: Honeychurch
Phone Number: 5706463427
Relationship to Miner: Great Great Grandfather
Street Address: 2533 Yellowstone Drive
City/Town: Blakeslee
State: Pennsylvania
Zip: 18610
Email Address: rjhoneychurch@gmail.com