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Title: Robert BILL ? Mineowner
Post by: MOM OF TWO on Thursday 17 August 06 19:02 BST (UK)
I believe that Robert Bill was a limestone Mineowner can anyone verify this ?
 Was he the owner of Caldon Low quarry ? in 1780,s - 1800'S.

Teresa
Title: Re: Robert BILL ? Mineowner
Post by: Sisterjane on Thursday 17 August 06 23:51 BST (UK)
Have you tried this

http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/jim.shead/Peopleindex.html

Joe
Title: Re: Robert BILL ? Mineowner
Post by: MOM OF TWO on Friday 18 August 06 15:34 BST (UK)
I had found Robert Bill on the waterways link but was seeking further information to verify this is the same Robert Bill that I am researching.Father of Constantia Bill.

Thank you for reply
Teresa
Title: Re: Robert BILL ? Mineowner
Post by: EllieMerz on Tuesday 07 May 13 18:11 BST (UK)
Hi there,

My name is Ellie and I am a Researcher on the Channel 4 Series, the Restoration Man. We have been following the restoration of a former Flint Mill, located on Mill Street in Stone, Staffordshire.

From c1759-1818 it was owned by a Robert Bill - I wonder whether this is the father of the Constantina Walton Bill you have been researching? We are looking to find out as much as possible about the Bill family of Stone, we'd be particularly interested in speaking to any descendants - have you had any joy in tracking them down?

To give you some further information, a collection of letters found in a house in Stone in the 1780s indicate that Robert Bill was involved not only in the buying, grinding and selling of flint for the potteries, but the supply of a host of other materials; coal, stone, clay, cotton wool and ale.

A date stone on the large neighbouring water mill (now the Mill Restaurant and Hotel) indicates that in 1795 Robert Bill moved over to corn milling. It is understood that from then on he ran the corn mill by day and the flint mill by night. In 1818 the mill changed hands and became under the ownership of Thomas Dawson – it is unclear whether this was on account of Bill’s death.

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Title: Re: Robert BILL ? Mineowner
Post by: Your Tree Searcher on Wednesday 08 May 13 07:55 BST (UK)
A search of the British Newspaper Archives has some hits for Robert Bill for the period you are interested in.

Cannot say if they relate to the person you seek. Worth a look though

Good luck

Your Tree Searcher
Title: Re: Robert BILL ? Mineowner
Post by: Tittensor ONS on Wednesday 08 May 13 08:26 BST (UK)
Hello, have you tried Stafford Record Office.

They have a few name indexes on line:
http://www.staffsnameindexes.org.uk/

At the record office itself they have subject indexes by place, trade etc.  Their on-line catalogue is here:
http://www.archives.staffordshire.gov.uk/DServe/DServe.exe?dsqApp=Archive2&dsqCmd=Index.tcl

On a quick look, nothing for the quarry but a lot about the Bills.

Regards,

Paul

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