Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada
Old Abandoned Underground Coal Mines can be Very Dangerous, Due to Collapse, and Mine Gases (Noxious and Flammable).
Extreme Care should be taken around them, due to Falls, Sudden Ground Collapse, and Bad Air, and in NO Circumstances should People enter into ANY Mine Openings, or Associated Caves.
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Lloyd Mine
Located on SE Section 18, Township 2, Range 8, W2, SW of Estevan
South side of the Souris River Valley
This Mine was operating in 1917.
Operated by William Lloyd
b- Feb 1878 in Wales.
d- ?
Immigrated in 1903 with his wife Laura, and daughter Ida May
He had a western land grant
on the SE Section 18.
1911 Canada Census says he had a coalmine
Wife was Laura Lloyd, nee Roberts,
b- May 1880 in England
d- ?
Married bet July-Sept 1900, in Registration District of Festiniog, Wales
They had 5 children I know of:
Daughter- Ida May Lloyd,
b- Oct 1901 in Wales
d- ?
possibly buried in Mountain View Cemetery Vancouver BC
Son- William Alexander Lloyd,
b- Dec 4, 1903 in Cyprus River, MB
d- Sept 21, 1982, age 78, in New Westminster BC
Son- Clifford Cyril Lloyd,
b- Oct 31, 1905 in Estevan
d- Apr 15, 1989, age 83, in Vancouver BC
Daughter- Alice Lloyd,
b- Apr 17, 1907 in Estevan SK
d- May 4, 1907 in Estevan SK
Son- Douglas Lloyd,
b- July 1909 in SK
d- ?
Other operators of this mine, R. Follen, Jack Mather, Henry Fuller and others
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