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
Child’s Last Name:   Honeychurch
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