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Devon / Re: Post Mill or Water Mills in or around Langtree in Devon
« on: Sunday 01 September 13 12:12 BST (UK) »
Trying to determine James Couch's employment as a miller is proving hard, I found him mentioned as a Agricultural labourer on some parish record which I cannot now find! Too much information, plus going off on tangents early in my research. I learned a lesson to log and write down everything!
In trying to discover what made the brothers James and Thomas uproot to Lincolnshire is also difficult. I believe it was to search for a better life, which I think they found. James became tenant miller at Claythorpe mill, a very impressive water mill, still stands today, although not milling. Both brothers married at Goulceby. Thomas, resided at Goulceby, Tealby and later Crowle all in Lincolnshire. In Crowle he purchased a post mill 'The West Mill' on Mill Rd. At Goulceby Thomas's employment points to Ag' labourer. A Post mill did stand at Top lane/Butt lane juction, however I can find no evidence of Thomas working there! I think James the elder by 10 years must have worked as a miller, with Thomas eventually doing the same. Those early years from James birth in 1788 and Thomas in 1798, to the mid/late 1820s are the mystery. Did they move alone? why Lincolnshire? how would they know to come there? Was James already there, with Thomas joining him later? More likely they came together I think. The main question is did they both learn their trade in Devon? very difficult, intriguing and at times frustrating! I suppose some information we will never Know! ..... hey-ho, plod on!
In trying to discover what made the brothers James and Thomas uproot to Lincolnshire is also difficult. I believe it was to search for a better life, which I think they found. James became tenant miller at Claythorpe mill, a very impressive water mill, still stands today, although not milling. Both brothers married at Goulceby. Thomas, resided at Goulceby, Tealby and later Crowle all in Lincolnshire. In Crowle he purchased a post mill 'The West Mill' on Mill Rd. At Goulceby Thomas's employment points to Ag' labourer. A Post mill did stand at Top lane/Butt lane juction, however I can find no evidence of Thomas working there! I think James the elder by 10 years must have worked as a miller, with Thomas eventually doing the same. Those early years from James birth in 1788 and Thomas in 1798, to the mid/late 1820s are the mystery. Did they move alone? why Lincolnshire? how would they know to come there? Was James already there, with Thomas joining him later? More likely they came together I think. The main question is did they both learn their trade in Devon? very difficult, intriguing and at times frustrating! I suppose some information we will never Know! ..... hey-ho, plod on!