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Some Special Interests => Occupation Interests => Topic started by: whitemiller on Thursday 10 July 08 16:45 BST (UK)
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My ancestors were millers in suffolk according to following census
1861 cornelius whitehead in Gt Finborough, born 1809 burston norfolk.
1871 david james whitehead in somersham, born 1838 thelnetham suffolk.
Has anybody got info on these mills?
Also father of cornelius was philip born 1786 burston norfolk, was he a miller?
ditto for father of philip, who was william born 1743 was he a miller as well?
where were the mills that they worked in or perhaps owned.
Thanks a lot everybody.
whitemiller
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Whitemiller
If you go on the Norfork board you could inquire about the norfolk postal directories(books) that will be in the Reference room of a Main library. I dont know how far back the norfolk ones go but our early ones 1820+ are on film.
Hope this info is of some help :)
Celia
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Maybe these people can help you, but I don't have an email address.
Great Finborough Local History Group, Boarded Barn Farm, High Street Green, Gt. Finborough, STOWMARKET, IP14 3AR
Michael
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Why not email the local library there and ask their local studies section if they have anything relevant they can send you?
charlotte
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thanks everybody for the useful suggestions re finding millers in my ancestors and details of mills where they worked.
I have only just come back from hol so will now see what I can do with the info.
If anbody has any further suggestions please contact this section.
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Just an additional comment - don't forget that windmills were not the only types of mills. One of my ancestors ran the Greyhound Inn in Gosbeck, Suffolk (now a private house), which had a water mill at the side, and the money from the mill used to subsidise the pub, which made very little profit.
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Hi,
The page below lists Suffolk History Societies. The two seemingly most relevent are SIAS (Suffolk Industrial Archaeological Society) and Suffolk Mills Group.
http://www.suffolklocalhistorycouncil.org.uk/organization.html
Brie
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Hello Brie and whitemiller
Unfortunately our address has been poached and the URL that you gave no longer belongs to the Suffolk Local History Council, which you will find using www.slhc.org.uk
There is a Suffolk Mills Group at http://www.suffolkmills.org.uk/
Glorious photograph of Saxtead Mill on the Home Page.
http://www.great-finborough.suffolk.gov.uk/ is the village web site
There is a fledgling web site being created for Somersham at ONE-SUFFOLK http://www.onesuffolk.co.uk/somershamPC/
Pat ...
Hon Recorders' Secretary
Suffolk Local History Council, Suffolk House,
2 Wharfedale Road, Ipswich IP1 4JP
http://www.slhc.org.uk/
Local History Recorder for the parish of
Little Waldingfield
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Apologies Brie,
I just tried the URL you gave and it works.
Our solicitor must have made a good case for us ;)
Pat ...
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By any chance the interest here in Whiteheads had relatives move to Australia? I have information on the Aussie crew if anyone interested. Most married Hubbards!! Cheers, lynne
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Corenlius Whitehead was at Gt. Finborough from 1844-1864-ish). His son joined him at some point, and they crossed paths with the law several times between 1857 & 1864 (for minor offences) and were put on trial in 1864 for "Wholesale Plate Theft". Cornelius was cleared, but David was sentenced to 6 months' hard labour and Maria Whitehead (Cornelius' wife) was give 9 months hard labour.
A few weeks later Cornelius joined them for assault. He sold the wind & steam mill at that time.
Cornelius reappeared at Botesdale (milling) in 1872, along with a Thomas Whitehead (1864-1872).
During his fateful stint at Great Finborough he was also linked a mill at Stowmarket (1844-1847).
David went to Somesham (1873) where he kept a beer house and mill. In 1877 he was charged with sheep stealing. He then did 12 months' hard labour. and dropped from my milling records
I hope this helps, even if its many years later than your first post
Windy
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Windy as you such a mill fan, I hope you are aware of this excellent site: https://millsarchive.org/
Well worth getting on their mailing list as they regularly put out newsletters and interesting articles.
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Hi Andy,
Been there, done it. But thanks as it is a useful resource for anyone with millers in their family
Windy
PS Suffolk Mills Group is still going and another useful resource.
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And not forgetting https://www.norfolkmills.co.uk/ to whom I added my Royal Exchange Fire Office fire insurance policy data just recently.