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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Somerset => Topic started by: Sonia Gardener on Tuesday 11 January 11 13:57 GMT (UK)
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Does any one know if Raddington Mill still exists? Thomas Davys & family were there in 1881 Thomas being the miller. Is there any local information regarding the mill
many thanks
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This from British-History.ac.uk:
There was a mill at Raddington in 1086 working exclusively for the manor house. The mill, recorded in 1481 and 1616, was known by 1662 as Brewer's mill. By 1687 it was held with the adjoining tenement called Waterhouses. Known in 1851 as Lower Mill, in distinction from Bittescombe mill to the north, in Upton parish, it was then occupied by a labourer. Two millers were working in Raddington in 1906 and 1910, but milling had apparently been abandoned by 1914.
From: 'Parishes: Raddington', A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 5 (1985), pp. 136-143. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=117144 Date accessed: 11 January 2011.
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This shows the site of Raddington Mill today, from Google Street View, http://www.rootschat.com/links/0b85/
Stan
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thank you very much for your replies and links - I always enjoy putting meat on the bones part of family history so your help is much appreciated.
regards
Sonia
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We live at Raddington Mill. Happy to discuss your interest. We also know how to contact one known local descendant of the Davys.
The Dowds
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WOW! ;D
Sonia, there's a result for you!
Now if we can get The Dowds to send a couple more postings, you will be able to PM them.
Come on, Dowds, reply and tell me what a twit I am!! ;D ;D ;D
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thank you both - I think I've sent a PM to "the Dowds" but that system does'nt always work for me!
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I think The Dowds have to reply first to a post, and get their number of posts over 2.
Then they can use the PM system.
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We are trying to reply to Sonia but are new to the system. We have the conveyancing documents dating back to 1830. We are also able to explain why the Davys family are linked to the various properties Sonia mentions. We tried to attach a photograph taken in 2010 which includes one of the original mill wheels but the file is too big. The mill was converted into a house at the time of the first world war when it ceased to be a working mill.
The Dowds
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We were all new to the system once!! :D :D
One more post and you'll be able to PM the details.
You can do this by clicking on the green squiggly thing, under the posters name, in the box on the left!
How's that for a technical description?! ;D
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We tried to attach a photograph taken in 2010 which includes one of the original mill wheels but the file is too big.
The Dowds
See http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,517364.msg3729357.html#msg3729357
Stan
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Gee, I've not been on here forever and now I find all these posts.
Raddington Mill are you still contactable through here > I would be interested in info about the Mill. The Davys' who were there (Thomas, Harriet, Morgan etc) and later at Washers Farm were my 3rd cousins 3x removed !
Claire
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Yes we are still here. Happy to try to answer any questions you may have about Washers, The Mill and the Davy's family. Last year we had a visit from Renie Davies and her son so you still have relatives living in the area. We also have the conveyancing deeds going back to 1730. The Davys Family came to Raddington in 1830 from Milverton and became the vicar of Raddington Church which is the fifth smallest working church in the UK.
Regards
Ray and Julia Dowd
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Hello from New Zealand, first time using this site and immediately came across a family I researching! Wow. They are the Davys family of Raddington Mill...in the 1881 census Thomas Davys is a Miller living at Waterhouse Raddinton Mill with his family. Harriett, his wife and his children, Morgan, John and Pollie. Pollie is my husband's paternal great grandmother. We currently live in New Zealand but would love to hear from anyone who has information and to share family history. I see that someone has a lot of information about Raddington Mill and the Davys family. I look forward to hearing from anyone out there. :)
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Hello from New Zealand, first time using this site and immediately came across a family I researching! Wow. They are the Davys family of Raddington Mill...in the 1881 census Thomas Davys is a Miller living at Waterhouse Raddinton Mill with his family. Harriett, his wife and his children, Morgan, John and Pollie. Pollie is my husband's paternal great grandmother. We currently live in New Zealand but would love to hear from anyone who has information and to share family history. I see that someone has a lot of information about Raddington Mill and the Davys family. I look forward to hearing from anyone out there. :)
Well we are related.
I am descended from both Davys' and Yeandles in Raddington in the 18th Century.
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Hi, lovely to hear from you. :D Which of the Davy's are you related through Erik?
Well we are related.
I am descended from both Davys' and Yeandles in Raddington in the 18th Century.
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Hi, lovely to hear from you. :D Which of the Davy's are you related through Erik?
Well we are related.
I am descended from both Davys' and Yeandles in Raddington in the 18th Century.
Good question ;D
The most common recent ancestor is James Davys 1732 - 1802 Pollie is descended from his son Thomas Davys 1766 - 1833.
I am descended from Thomas' younger sister Elizabeth born in 1768 through the names Yeandle , Reed, and Stevens. I grew up in Cutcombe, North West of Raddington.
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Hello again from a wet and dingy Whitianga. Actually, it is my husband (a HILL) who you share a common ancestor with... ;) It is interesting what you say as it would appear there is something amiss in our trees... always a good thing to find out really, if not a bit frustrating. I have Pollie DAVYS (1868-1961) descended from Thomas DAVYS (1829-1909) and a Harriet HEAL (1834-1925). It was Pollie's father, Thomas DAVYS (1829-1909) who was shown in the 1881 census as a Miller living at Waterhouse, Raddington Mills with his family, Harriett (wife), and children Morgan, John, Pollie and Edward. Thomas DAVYS (1829-1909) has a brother, Morgan (b: 1834) with his family as a farmer on a 300 acre farm. So it would seem the James Davys (1732 - 1802) you mentioned is too far back to be Pollie's grandfather. Thomas Davies (1829-1909) probate has him of Washer Farm Raddington leaving his effects to a Frederick Heal farmer. What are your comments Eric. Look forward to hearing from you seeing as you are still in the historical home so to speak. cheers.
:D
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Hello from sunny Denmark!!
Fair point, but there is another link.
I Think Pollie's Grandfather was Thomas Davys 1806-1880.
He was farming at Washers Farm in 1861.
Make sense ?
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Denmark! Gosh, thought you were in Raddington... :o Well, definitely a connection there as a Thomas DAVY was on Washers Farm in 1861, but if you look at the 1861 census there is another Thomas DAVY , a miller, with wife Harriet. I am sure that is Pollie's parents. What do you think. I have only just started on this trail and find it very exciting as we are planning on a trip back to "the old country" next year and definitely want to visit the places researched. The DAVYS on the 1861 census must be related as they have family Christian names and all born in Raddington, which couldn't have been all that large back then.
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Its where I am working and living at the moment ;)
Back in Somerset in October.
That is father and son living next door on the 1861 I believe.
Just one note, there was probably more people living in those villages back then than there is now.
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Hi Erik and everyone else!
I am researching my partner's family tree (and also made contact with Claire already!) He is related to Thomas and Jane Davys mentioned above through their son Thomas Davys and Harriet Heal and their son Edward Thomas Davys which is his great grandfather. We've been to Raddington and the church and it's lovely!
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HELLO COUSINS !!
How many of us are still contactable on here ? And have you contacted me before - please refresh my memory. I have been distracted by DNA and trying to connect some of those dots.
I have Pollie/Polly daughter of Thomas Davys and Harriet Heal as great great granddaughter of James Davys 1732-1802. James and his wife Mary Yeandle seem to be the couple most of us link back to. Sometimes the links are much more recent though.
And who was it that was in New Zealand as well ? I KNEW there would be other people not necessarily DAVYS' but connected to them, who had made the move.
Am I allowed to tell you my email address - or can we private message (it has been a while since I was on here obviously)
Are the Dowds still at the mill ? I wish now I had been a bit more organised last time I was over. We did manage to get a look inside Hurstone where my 2xGGParents lived with their children before emigrating. My 2xGGFather's brother and his family were at Kingston.
Claire
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:) Hello from the New Zealand connection. You are connected to my husband, Anthony HILL (Tony). His great grandparents are Polly Davys (1868-1961) and John Hill (1854-1894). They had a son, William Hill (1889-1959) who married Kathleen Elizabeth Hoddinott (1890-1956) and their son, Richard Hill (1919-1968) married Eva Rose Hutchings (1920-2001), who in turn had my husband, Anthony Hill. Where on this tree are you connected Claire? All Tony's family still live in Devon. Have come across his DNA results on Ancestry? Looking forward to hearing back from you.
Kind regards,
Linda
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Kia ora Linda,
My family is that of James Davys (1825-1907) and his wife Sarah Norman who emigrated to New Zealand in 1862. James' brother Thomas remained in Raddington living at Kingston Farm which had been passed to him through their father and grandfather and great grandfather (all called James). Polly will have been a 3C to my James . They shared 2xgreatgrandparents James Davys (1732-1809) and Mary Yeandle - which is where we all seem to connect (although there are other families too which must connect to his siblings and cousins) James and Mary are my 5xgreatgrandparents. James was one of the sons of Thomas "Lord Davys" who owned the manor or Raddington and left it encumbered in debt for his sons.
I will double check my AncestryDNA results and see if I can find Tony. Although it might be getting quite diluted by this genetic distance. Whereabouts in New Zealand are you ?
Claire
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Hello again Claire... we now live in Whitianga. Where are you? Mary Yeandle and James Davys are my husband's 5x G Grandparents, same as you. Where did you find the information about Thomas "Lord Davys" owing the manor at Raddington? Another question Claire, who are the parents of your James Davys and Sarah Norman who emigrated to New Zealand. Fascinating history on Tony's side, not like my long list of miners, Ag workers and gardeners LOL Interestingly, my mother's maiden name was Norman... Looking forward to hearing from you.
Kindest regards, Linda
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I'm in Brisbane now, my parents and brother are in Marlborough and cousins popping up everywhere.
My James' parents were James Davys and Ann(e) Palfrey. Sarah's parents were William Norman and Sarah Vickery - they were first cousins. One of Sarah's sisters married Thomas Davys (James' brother) and another married another Norman 2nd cousin and came to New Zealand.
James and Sarah lived in Thames and Tararu for time where they were sawmilling and goldmining. Two of their sons continued goldmining for a number of years in the Waihi & Coromandel areas. Almost in your backyard :)
We heard first about Thomas from the English cousins researching with Dad in the 70s & 80s, but not sure where they found the information now. I have a copy of an indenture for the transfer of the property from Thomas' father to him at the time of his marriage and there are other references to the "manor" and the fact that he left it encumbered in debt. That might be what they had seen too, I will hunt out the references again.
I have a google map which I created for an assignment in my recent Diploma of Family History that documents some of the farms. I want to add to it - just need time ! I don't think I can paste the link here but more than happy to email and share this and any other info with you or anyone else.
claire underscore becker at outlook dot com
Hear from you soon
Claire