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<font color="red">'''The following could be Thomas Corkill, but not positive.'''</font>
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==Early Life==
 
==Early Life==
1873 Whitehaven, Cumberland
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===Birth===  
 
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==Census Records==
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1911 Cockermouth, Cumberland
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==Immigration to Canada==
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==Occupation in 1914==
 
==Occupation in 1914==
 
[[Occupations#Miner|Miner]]
 
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[[Compensation#Schedule E | Schedule E ]]
 
[[Compensation#Schedule E | Schedule E ]]
 
==Alternate Names or Alternate Spelling of Names==
 
==Alternate Names or Alternate Spelling of Names==
Corkill, Corkel, Corkhill
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Corkill, Corkel, Corkhill, Corkle
 
==Interesting Facts==
 
==Interesting Facts==
Anderson, Frank W. ''Hillcrest Mine Disaster''. "Tom Corkill, 41, miner, who had already survived a terrible blast in the Kenmore mines, went to work that morning with a feeling of nostalgia. He had obtained a homestead in the Lethbridge area and would be leaving for it on Saturday. This would be his last shift in the Hillcrest workings...  [Where is the Kenmore mine? Could it be Canmore, Alberta?]<br>
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Anderson, Frank W. ''Hillcrest Mine Disaster''. "Tom Corkill, 41, miner, who had already survived a terrible blast in the Kenmore mines, went to work that morning with a feeling of nostalgia. He had obtained a homestead in the Lethbridge area and would be leaving for it on Saturday. This would be his last shift in the Hillcrest workings..." [Where is the Kenmore mine? Could it be Canmore, Alberta?]<br>
 
''Manitoba Free Press, 23 June 1914'', Thomas Corkle was a Mason
 
''Manitoba Free Press, 23 June 1914'', Thomas Corkle was a Mason

Revision as of 16:49, 10 August 2012

Thomas Corkill
Born 1873
Died 1914 (aged 40–41)
Hillcrest, Alberta
Cause of death Hillcrest Mine Disaster
Occupation Miner

Nothing further is known about Thomas.

Early Life

1873

Birth

Occupation in 1914

Miner

Hillcrest Mine Disaster June 19, 1914 - Killed

Cemetery

Unknown

After the Hillcrest Mine Disaster

Compensation

Schedule E

Alternate Names or Alternate Spelling of Names

Corkill, Corkel, Corkhill, Corkle

Interesting Facts

Anderson, Frank W. Hillcrest Mine Disaster. "Tom Corkill, 41, miner, who had already survived a terrible blast in the Kenmore mines, went to work that morning with a feeling of nostalgia. He had obtained a homestead in the Lethbridge area and would be leaving for it on Saturday. This would be his last shift in the Hillcrest workings..." [Where is the Kenmore mine? Could it be Canmore, Alberta?]
Manitoba Free Press, 23 June 1914, Thomas Corkle was a Mason