Windmill Millers of Suffolk

[Paul Kindred]

Hello .... I am tracing my roots and have many of my family in mid - 1800's who were millers in and around Framlingham. I even have my the apprenticeship papers of Alfred Kindred from 1841 working for James Wells. So far, I know Alfred, Samuel and Frederick Kindred of Framlingham were all millers but I've been unable to locate any information of the mills they worked in or owned. Can anyone help? Thank you.

[windy_miller]

Hi Paul,

I do have a bit of info in the Kindreds.  I've sent you a Personal Message with some details.

Windy Miller

[Suffolk Mawther]

Paul, my husband has written four articles on all the various types of mills in Framlingham and has information on the Kindred's at Victoria Mill.

When you have made three posts we will be able to PM you with more info.

(Hi Windy 

Pat ...

[Suffolk Mawther]

PS

You can check out Framlingham at

http://framlinghamarchive.org.uk

Pat ...

[windy_miller]

Hi Pat,

Good to hear from you again.  I'm still working on the windmills database... Done IJ until 1810 and now starting on the Royal Exchange Fire Insurance indexes.  Think I'll try to stop around 1830 in both cases as that is when the Directories startedto get accurate.

Windy Miller

[Paul Kindred]

Thanks Pat - if you send me your email address I will send along Alfred Kindred's apprenticeship papers and mill purchase... I'll be sending them to Windy too !

[Suffolk Mawther]

Will PM you Paul - now that you have posted three times 

Pat ...

[Nick29]

My uncle ran the Greyhound Inn at Gosbeck, and (to make ends meet) he also milled flour in the water mill next door to the pub.  Gosbeck was so tiny, it did not provide enough income for the landlord, so that's why he also had to do the milling. The Greyhound has long been converted into a private dwelling. 

[windy_miller]

Hi Nick,

Very, very interesting.  I know Gosbeck and have visited the old Post Mill remains there (built c1865; demolished c1925).  There were two other mill site, one at The Grove, and another one lost in time; both of these were gone long before your uncle milled there, and were all wind driven.

I was however completely unaware of a watermill in Gosbeck!  Do you have any other information?  Was your uncle a Southgate, as George Southgate was the last miller at the postmill site.

I'd be most interested in any info you might have!

Cheers,
Windy