Thomas Brown

The man who acquired the right in the 1840s to sink a shaft at Tir Nicholas farm above Abertillery in search of the Elled seam, founding the colliery that became Cwmtillery. No fuller biographical detail has been found.

Mines operated

MineRegionYears
Cwmtillery Colliery Blaenau Gwent 1840–1852

Record created: 3 September 2026 · Last researched: 3 September 2026