Ralph Anstis Industrial Teagues  By 1790s James Teague held Wimbelow (Hopewell and Wimberry)

28 December 1816  Indenture between William Birt and his niece Agnes Birt.  Indenture dated 28 December 1816 and made between John Trotter the younger Thomas James, Richard James, Joseph Robins, Philip Jones, John Trotter the elder and John Nicholson (assignee of Thos. Nicholson), Thos. Nicholson, William Birt, John Birt.
one twelfth of thirteen-sixteenths of one fifth of Thatch Pit
one twelfth of thirteen-sixteenths of Wimblow Pit
one twenty-fourth of Hopewell Pit
one twelfth of Lower Hopewell
all interests of Thos. Nicholson then had in Independent Level taken in lieu of or exchange for any portion of his interest in any of the beforementioned works.

Coal in Coleford High Delf vein commencing at the bottom of Hopewell in Wimberry East Pit
1841 to Peter Teague of Coleford, coalowner; James Teague senior of Coleford and George White of Cinderford (executor of Isaiah Teague, deceased) as to two equal undivided third parts; and the Reverend John Birt of Manchester, dissenting minister; William Birt of Hackney, mariner; the Reverend Caleb Birt of Portland Square, Bristol, dissenting minister; and the Reverend John Howard Hinton, of Finsbury Square, London, dissenting minister; as to one share.

1 March 1841  Hopewell Level.  Mr. Peter Teague, High Delph.
Raised by: A level
How disposed of: Lydney Railway
Daily quantity raised: 25 tons, one-third being lime coal
At 300 days annually: 7,500 tons
Amount per ton including royalty: 8d.
Amount annually: £250.0.0
Observations:  The quantity of lime coal raised at this colliery being in excess the rent is reduced to 8d. per ton.

F3 286  Peter Teague
 1841 2143 tons
 1842 3354
 1843 2154
 1844   470
 1845 1590
 1846 6253
F3 710
15 January 1846  By indenture of 17 Ocober 1845 between the Revd. John Birt of Oldham Lancs., baptist minister and Susanna his wife of the first part.  Thomas Nicholson of Lydney second part and William Nicholson of Coleford, shopkeeper, third part.
It is witnessed that in consideration of the sum of £250 paid by Thomas Nicholson to John and Susanna Birt then all that one undivided part in Hopewell and three forty-eights of Potlid and all his shares in New Found Out will be conveyed to Nicholson and his hiers.

1 December 1854  William Birt to Sarah Birt

18 February 1859  By indenture of 3 December 1858 between Livesay Winterbotham of Stroud, banker and Thomas Wintle of Bath, gentleman.  Creditors, assignees of the estate of Thos. Nicholson, Coal Merchant, Dealer and Chapman under a petition in the Court of Bankruptcy first part; Edward Mant Miller of Bristol, official assignee under the petition second part; the said Thomas Nicholson third part; John Trotter Thomas of Winnalls Hill Coleford, fourth part; and Arnold Thomas of the same place fifth part; all those parts once held by Birt conveyed by the first three parts to John Trotter Thomas

18 October 1868  Sarah Birt to her daughter Agnes Birt two twelfth of Hopewell, half of thirteen forty-eigth parts of Potlid, two twenty fourths of New Found Out

14 May 1873  Memorial of an indenture dated 15 February 1873 between the Revd. John Hinton, Eliza Hinton his wife (dissenting minister from Bristol) and Tom Goold.  Hinton entitled to one twelfe of Wimberry or Hopewell Level, one quarter of thirteen equal undivided forty-eigth parts in Potlid and one twenty-fourth of New Found Out.  All conveyed to Tom Goold.

20 February 1873  Indenture between Agnes Birt, London and Tom Goold

SUMMARY!
15 January 1846  Conveyance Rev. John Birt to Thos Nicholson
18 February 1859  Same share to John Trotter Thomas
10 October 1873  Passes the share of Hinton to Tom Goold
10 October 1873 Vests the share of Wm Birt and Caleb Birt also in Tom Goold
Result seems to be that two-thirds of gale belongs with the representatives of the original persons and that of the remaining third one twelfth belongs to S.J. Thomas or his representatives and two thirds to Tom Goold.
The names on the rental were:-
Peter Teagues representatives - John Trotter Thomas and Sydney J. Thomas
Mary Ann Teague
Ann Denison
Sarah Birt
J.T. Thomas
Tom Goold representatives - Charles A. Goold, Edward A. Goold and John Trotter Thomas

12 June 1883  Registered owner Sydney J. Thomas wishing to lay a tramway to the Coleford - Mitcheldean road

8 February 1884  Henry Fox applying to erect an engine on Hopewell in Wimberry gale for the purpose of drawing the coal from a slope in the Buckholt Wood.  Henry Fox a lessee of part of the gale.

1888  Output 1,072 tons

1894  Output:  1,187 tons (Aston), 3,966 tons.

21 November 1904  Crown trying to trace representatives of Mary Ann Teague, Ann Denison and Sarah Birt - all dead many years.

1908 Potts Mining Register  Milson Hamblin, Hopewell Drift, Coleford.
5 employed below ground and 2 above.
Wm. Morris, 77 High St., Newport, Mon.  Shipping ports Newport and Cardiff.
13 employed below ground and 5 above.

26 February 1910  G.H. Jones applying for a tramway to Edge End.  Crown not confident coal will turn out well.  Abandoned some 20 years ago being of inferior quality.  Milsom Hamblin made a similar application in 1907.

22 November 1910  Jones using tramway

13 January 1911  Frederick Brown debating buying the gale from the late Sydney John Thomas

24 March 1911  Dean Forest Guardian Sale of Colliery by Andrews & Provis at the Angel Hotel, Coleford on Friday 31 March 1911.
Lot 1  All that valuable GALE OF COAL in the Coleford High Delf and Trenchard veins known as HOPEWELL IN WIMBERRY COLLIERY being let in leases to Messrs. W. Morris, M. Hamblin, G.H. Jones, and H. Holbrow.

15 November 1913 G.H. Jones to Hamblin

5 April 1923  Tramway G.H. Jones application

F3 711
18 November 1924 Mr G.J. Jones, Sunnyside, Coleford registered owner
Land occupied by Mr. W.B.H. Taylor
Level above Cannop Foundry

29 April 1926 License G.H. Jones land for store, engine house, office and loading bank

15 June 1929  License expires 5 July to maintain a railroad in Sallow Valletts enclosure - license dated 28 July 1916 Mr. Milsom Hamblin

4 October 1929  Letter from George Hamblin.  Father ill, states colliery will not last more than a couple of months - will be completely worked out.  Had had an interest and been working the colliery for past 44 years.

30 November 1938  G.H. Jones three-quarters, M. Hamblin one-quarter noe deceased

24 January 1935  Mr. G.H. Jones who originally held all of gale sold a portion on 14 February 1913 and took it back in 1931 but this was not registered.
Jones had now left the district, his sons were working Bixslade.

30 June 1941  Conveyance representatives of Hamblin to G.H. Jones

15 July 1941  B.H. James, Eastbourne House, Coleford.  Application to use roadway from level to Coleford - Cinderford road at Edge End