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c.1816 Born son of Richard and Ann Evans; baptised in Spitalfields[1]
1850 of Haydock Colliery.[2]
1868 Became manager of the Botany Bay pit of the Clifton and Kersley Coal Co
1873 Josiah died at Haydock; his nephews William Pilkington and Edward Pilkington, coal proprietors, were executors[3]
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