Windmill Millers of Suffolk

[windy_miller]

Hi Coombs,

I can find most of the detail you have given me.  Additionally you might be interested to know that Titshall’s were involved in milling at the following (some repetition of your dates):-

SUFFOLK TITSHALLS
Dennington   1753             Richard Titshall
Redingfield    1798             Richard Titshall
Alderton        1790             William Titshall (Fitshall?)
Hacheston    1811             Richard Titshall, dec’d   
Marlesford    1825-1830    William Titshall
Hacheston    1830-1858    Richard Titshall
Parham         1864-1868    Richard Titshall

ESSEX TITSHALLS
I’ve looked in Ken Farries excellent series “Essex Windmills – Millers & Millwrights” and found nothing relating to Titshalls as millers (owner or master millers) in there.  The Essex connection could relate to watermills, or they could have been journeymen millers?

I was interested to see your ref. to Abrose Wicks (1741).  Which mill was this?

Hope this helps,
Windy

[coombs]

Hi I think it was a village to the east of Barnham. I think it was Barningham.

[windy_miller]

Cheers.

Next time I'm at Ipswich RO I'll check it out.

Windy

[hotrodpansy]

Hello, I just noticed your postings...I have the Kitson Family as Millers at Monewden Mill.  Im very limited on info but see that there where around for quite some time.  Do you have anything on them? or the mill?  Thanks Jenny

[hanes teulu]

Jackson's Oxford Journal, Jun 17 1801

A few days since, a sudden gust of wind blew down the windmill of Mr Andrews, of Barrow, Suffolk, when the sails and other parts thereof were carried, in various directions, a considerable distance. What is very extraordinary, a man and boy, who were at work therein, were precipitated with the mill, but neither of them received the least injury

regards

[windy_miller]

Hi y'all (Hotrodpansy & Hanes),

Just got back from the Lone Star State (about an hour ago) so will need a bit of time to get back to you hotrodpansey.  But will forward what I have.

Cheers for the intel on Barrow Mill.  Will look into that & see if IJ or B&NP confirm.  Thanks.

Windy

[hotrodpansy]

Thanks Windy, looking forward to your reply.  regards Jenny

[windy_miller]

Hi Jenny,

Here is what I can find at present.... Its not much on Monewden. I hope it helps and I would appreciate if you could sens me anything I might have miss (source would be good too) so that I can add to my DB.

Firstly most mill sites were used and reused over and over again.  Earliest histories are hard to find, and proper records really began arond 1820-30 period.  My data does not push this back much further, but might help a bit.

1803 Disolution of partnership of Wm. Kitson & Jas. Durrant, miller, of Monewden
1805 Monewden Post Mill up for sale by Jas. Durrant.  He seems to have sold mill.

Beyond Monewdon I have the following millers:-
Geo. Kitson, senior       Benhall      1813 Took on apprentice.
Geo. Kitson, ?         Benhall       1822 Married Hannah Rows od Snape

As the db increase I'll try to remember to forward any other Kitson related info I get.

Afraid its not much, but I hope it helps,

Windy

[hotrodpansy]

Thank you Windy, for such a quick reply.  I will try to look into the Kitsons over the next few weeks and let you know anything new.  What information do you need to help increase your DB? Once again, thanks, as any information helps and you never know where it might lead! regards Jenny