Joseph Ximenes (?–1880)
Joseph is the subject of the Where was Joseph Ximenes (c.1840-1880) born? open question and is also mentioned in the Patricio Herrera: A Chilean Sailor's Life in Wales and Yorkshire story and the What is our connection to Cabo Verde? open question.
Joseph the only known son of Francisco Ximenes★, a former mason. His mother is not known. He is Ian's great great grandfather.
He married Bridget Dineen (1842–1898)★, a house servant, on 28 Oct, 1872 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Stow Hill, Newport, Monmouthshire, Walesa1,b1,c1 . They had four children:–
- Francis baptised on 15 Jun, 1873 at the Church of St Anthony of Padua and St Clare in Risca, Monmouthshire, Walesd1. Married Emily Davies on 8 Jul, 1908 at St. Sannan's Church in Bedwelty, Monmouthshire, Walese1. Died on 2 Dec, 1916 in Chatham in Kent, England at the age of forty-three.
- Louisa★ born on 2 Aug, 1876 in Newtown in Mynyddyslwyn, Monmouthshire, Walesc2. Married George Chambers★ on 23 Dec, 1895 at The Register Office in Newport, Monmouthshire, Walesc3. Died in childbirth on 3 Nov, 1913 at 8 Joseph Street in Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, Englandc4 at the age of thirty-seven.
- Rosearia born on 28 Apr, 1878 in Newtown. Married Herbert Gammon. Died on 11 Jun, 1964 in Cardiff in Glamorgan, Walesf1 at the age of eighty-six.
- Helena baptised on 25 Jul, 1880 at the Church of St Anthony of Padua and St Clare in Risca, Monmouthshire, Walesd2. Married Thomas James Peters on 11 Sep, 1901 at The Register Office in Bedwelty, Monmouthshire, Walesc5. Died in the Jul-Sep quarter of 1973 in the registration district of Bedwelty in Monmouthshire, Wales at the age of ninety-three.
Joseph died on 15 Jul, 1880 at North Risca Colliery in Mynyddyslwyn, Monmouthshire, Walesc6,g1,h1,h2,h3,k1,k2,m1. His death was attributed to "explosion of gas in a coal pit". The explosion, in which 120 men and boys perished, occurred around 1.30 a.m. on July 15, 1880, affecting all areas of the mine. Joseph was part of a group of miners who descended into the pit between 10 and 10.30 p.m. the previous night and had been working for about three hours when the disaster struck. His body, discovered on the roadway of No. 2 level, showed signs of scorching around the head and face, and was covered in dust, making identification initially challenging. Moses Thomas eventually identified Joseph, rather than his widow Bridget. Following the recovery and identification of the bodies, Joseph's remains were immediately placed in a coffin and taken home for burial.
He was buried three days later at St. Mary's Church in Risca, Monmouthshire, Walesp1,h4 He was survived by his wife Bridget.
Timeline
- 1840
- 1872
- 28 Oct
- Married Bridget Dineen (1842–1898)★ at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Stow Hill, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales.a1,b1,c1
Recorded as residing in Risca, Monmouthshire, Wales.a1,b1,c1
Occupation recorded as coal miner.c1
- 1873
- 11 May
- Son, Francis Hemmings (1873–1916), born in Pontymister, Risca, Monmouthshire, Wales.c7
- 19 Jun
- Occupation recorded as labourer at coal pit.c7
- 1876
- 2 Aug
- Daughter, Louisa Hemmings (1876–1913)★, born in Newtown, Mynyddyslwyn, Monmouthshire, Wales.c2
- 1878
- 28 Apr
- Daughter, Rosearia Hemmings (1878–1964), born in Newtown.
- 1880
- before 1895
- Occupation recorded as coal miner.c8
- 1895
- 23 Dec
- Occupation recorded as coal miner.c3
- 1901
- 11 Sep
- Occupation recorded as coal miner.
- 1908
- 8 Jul
- Occupation recorded as collier.e1
Facts
Birth
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Baptism
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Death
15 Jul 1880
North Risca Colliery, Mynyddyslwyn, Monmouthshire, Wales
15 Jul 1880
North Risca Colliery, Mynyddyslwyn, Monmouthshire, Wales
Burial
18 Jul 1880
St. Mary's Church, Risca, Monmouthshire, Wales
18 Jul 1880
St. Mary's Church, Risca, Monmouthshire, Wales
Citations and Notes
General Notes
n1: There has long been an oral tradition within our extended family that an ancestor originated from South America or Mexico. In his 1986 research diary Jeff wrote a summary of oral information he had gathered about the Hemmings family, including this statement: "Louisa's mother or grandmother had a child by a Spaniard or Mexican". The next year, on 20 Dec 1987, Jeff wrote: "I also spoke to Alice Farmer (born Peters) who said that Joseph Hemmings came from South America and that he married someone by the name Duneal who was cut off from her family for marrying such a dark skinned foreigner. She remembers an uncle Joseph whom she met in the early 1930s when she was 18. He looked just like a Mexican". The following day, Jeff recorded a conversation with Jane , the daughter of Joseph's son Francis Hemmings: "My grandfather Joseph came from Portugal. I myself am dark skinned"
Church Registers of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Newport, Monmouthshire
a1: Marriage entry for Joseph Ximanes and Brigittaia Palmer, 28 Oct 1872, page 189 (more details...)
Parish Register Transcripts of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Stow Hill, Newport
b1: Marriage entry for Joseph Veinanes and Bridget Palmer(Dineen), 28 Oct 1872, Page 189, Folio a (more details...)
General Register Office of England and Wales
c1: Marriage entry for Joseph Himenes and Bridget Palmer, Newport, Oct-Dec Qtr 1872, Vol 11A, Page 402, No 169; Certified copy obtained 9 Sep 2013 (more details...)
c2: Birth entry for Louisa Emmings, Newport, Jul-Sep Qtr 1876, Vol 11A, Page 230, No 85; Certified copy obtained 23 Apr 1987 (more details...)
c3: Marriage entry for George Henry Chambers and Louisa Hemmings, Newport, Oct-Dec Qtr 1895, Vol 11a, Page 400, No 42; Certified copy obtained 23 Dec 1895 (more details...)
c4: Death entry for Louisa Chambers, Newcastle upon Tyne, Oct-Dec Qtr 1913, Vol 10B, Page 99, No 111; Certified copy obtained 29 Sep 1988 (more details...)
c5: Marriage entry for Thomas James Peters and Helena Hemmings, Bedwelty, Jul-Sep Qtr 1901, Vol 11a, Page 216, No 79; Certified copy (transcribed) obtained 16 Dec 1987 (more details...)
c6: Death entry for Joseph Hemmings, Newport, Jul-Sep Qtr 1880, Vol 11A, Page 114, No 371; Certified copy (transcribed) obtained 9 Dec 1986 (more details...)
c7: Birth entry for Francis Hemmins, Newport, Apr-Jun Qtr 1873, Vol 11A, Page 223, No 328 (more details...)
c8: Copy of an entry of marriage; Newport, No 42, 23 Dec 1895, George Henry Chambers and Louisa Hemmings; registered as George Henry Chambers, Louisa Hemmings, Oct-Dec Qtr 1895, Newport, Vol 11a, Page 400
Church Registers of St. Alban, Pontypool, Monmouthshire
d1: Baptism entry for Francis Hemmings, Risca, 15 Jun 1873, No 64 (more details...)
d2: Baptism entry for Ellen Hemmings, Risca, 25 Jul 1880, No 42 (more details...)
Parish Registers of St Sannan, Bedwelty, Monmouthshiire
e1: Marriage entry for Frank Hemmings and Emily Davies, 8 Jul 1908, Page 87, No 174 (more details...)
Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration
f1: Probate entry for Rosearia Gammon, 10 Aug 1964, Llandaff (more details...)
The Star of Gwent and South Wales Times
g1: No 1435, 23 Jul 1880, Page 6, Col 1, The Terrible Colliery Explosion at Risca, Joseph Hemmings (more details...)
South Wales Daily News
h1: No 2614, 16 Jul 1880, Page 3, Col 3, List of Killed, Joseph Hemmings (more details...)
h2: No 2616, 19 Jul 1880, Page 3, Col 4, List of Bodies, Joseph Hemmings (more details...)
h3: No 2616, 19 Jul 1880, Page 3, Col 3, Colliery Explosion, John Hemmings (more details...)
h4: No 2616, 19 Jul 1880, Page 3, Col 4, Funerals (more details...)
Western Mail
k1: No 3492, 19 Jul 1880, Page 3, Col 3, Bodies Recovered, Joseph Hemmings (more details...)
k2: No 3491, 17 Jul 1880, Page 3, Col 5, Four Bodies, Joseph Hemmings (more details...)
London Evening Standard
m1: No 17471, 19 Jul 1880, Page 3, Col 2, The Risca Colliery Explosion, Joseph Hemmings (more details...)
Parish Registers of St Mary, Risca, Monmouthshire
p1: Burial entry for Joseph Hemmings, Risca, 18 Jul 1880, Page 3, No 6 (more details...)
