The Captains were selected, the heap was divided and the captains took their respective positions with their men to the right or left, as the case may be. RecruitmentAdvisor is working together with HAMSA by Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) to provide support and assistance to workers who want to report violation of rights. Sixteen died in the explosion at the Lan: Abraham Phillips (overman), Thomas Llewellyn (senior), Thomas Llewellyn (junior, aged 16), William Llewellyn, David Reece (a boy), Henry Sant, William Peters, Robert Taylor, Moses Llewellyn (aged 12), Daniel Evans, John Thomas (aged 16), John Pritchard, William Morgan, his father Morgan Morgan, Evan Howell and William Harding. Some years back I was looking at the old vellum deeds of our cottage with Jo Thorne; we noticed that Abraham Phillips, the first recorded owner, had been killed in a local coal pit explosion. It had been very cold for several days, and when cold air goes down into a mine it absorbs more moisture.

To cut short a very long story, we found the pit, a drift mine cut into the Garth mountain, hidden in brambles in a local woodland. If you have seen the Chris Monger/ Hugh Grant Film, The Englishman who climbed a hill and came down a mountain, will know what I speak of! Philips has additionally been on Let’s Dance For Comic Relief as a judge, with the likes of Greg James and Lee Mack. After the corn was cribbed and shucks penned, all repaired to the main dwelling and partook of a bountiful repast, and frequently it emerged into an old-fashioned hoe-down.The deeds show that Abraham signed the lease with a cross – perhaps evidence of his resentment that the document was written in English not Welsh. Philip (1854-1891) married a local girl but moved to Liverpool – he came back to Ty’n-y-Coed years later and was a travelling salesman until his death. KlappentextThe House of Abraham Phillips is a fictitious interpretation of the 1875 Lan Mine disaster in Gwaelod y Garth, South Wales. TN then of Clay County, KY since 1842 and had purchased 50 acres on Buzzard Creek where he lived until the removal in the 50s. We do not know how many were in the party moving with them, but a comparison of surnames from Cades Cove to the Clay County records shows many duplications.

Philips has earned many awards and nominations including the BRITS Awards, the Olivier Award, and many more.At that time, all logins will be disabled, but hosted sites will remain on RootsWeb as static content. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. The House of Abraham Phillips is a fictitious interpretation of the 1875 Lan Mine disaster in Gwaelod y Garth, South Wales. It is a story of children who seldom saw the light of day as they worked twelve hour shifts underground, leaving before dawn, working in candle light, and going home after darkness fell.