Miners son - James Henry Bolitho - Above ground mining tradegy in Cornwall

James Henry Bolitho - Miners son

James Henry Bolitho was born in late 1895, the son of tin miner, Thomas Bolitho and his wife Alice. Thomas came from a mining family and was already working in a mine stamp house, where the ore was broken up, when he was just 11 years old. He would later follow his father down into the mines.

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The Mine

South Crofty mine is located on the eastern edge of Camborne in Cornwall. It was the deepest at 3000 feet, most productive and most profitable tin mine in the county. It was also the last one left operating until finally production ceased in March 1998 after 400 years of operation.

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Family resemblance

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