John Woodhouse Day

Of Pelaw House, Durham; he took on the Hoyland and Elsecar Colliery at Platts Common, Hoyland, and held it until his bankruptcy in 1864. He died in 1874.

Mines operated

MineRegionYears
Hoyland Silkstone Colliery South Yorkshire ?–1864

Record created: 2 October 2026 · Last researched: 2 October 2026

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