Windmill Millers of Suffolk

[Lola5]

Hallo windy.
So pleased to see you are still researching mills and millers. James Lambert and Mary( Shepherd 

myGT GT  aunt)  had three children
1. Mary... 1840, died young.2 Henry James Lambert ,born April quarter of 1852 (. He married Emma Jane Mayston dec Qr 1874 Ipswich. And they had Lily and Allan,).
and 3, Adam Lambert  born1856.

 Census
In1901  Allan Lambert ( a steam engine fitter aged 22 is living at valley view Leiston with sister Lily aged 25.

A  Lambert family bible , dated 1836, was found at the Mill  house house some years back and I was asked to trace the family .
The Bible went to the descendents of one Audrey  J E Vanstone, a widow who was mentioned in the will of Alan Lambert of the Mill House who died in March Qr of 1954 , Blything aged 74. Probate was sept 1954.
I know nothing about the Mill

I went to Theberton once but not Leiston.

I would have liked to see the bible.

[windy_miller]

Great info!

So Henry James was son of James.  HJ died 18/02/1924.  I have the following ...
Probate   Lambert, Henry James, Leiston, 1924
“LAMBERT Henry James of Mill House Leiston Suffolk died 18 February 1924 Probate Ipswich 8 April to Allen Lambert gentleman Lily Eugene Kemp (wife of Edward John Kemp) and Bernard Pretty solicitor.
Effects £5,475 3s. 7d.”

HJ was the miller and owner of Valley Road Mill from 1889 till 1921 (at least), but I have nothing on his father James.

Did you say the 1841 info came from the Census of that year?

Here is an undated photo of the mill in her full glory

[hanes teulu]

Windy,
Good to hear from you. Might this be the James you are interested in?

Ipswich Journal, 14 July 1894

[Lola5]

Yes Windy. You are correct.
Henry j was the son of James and Mary.
 Lambbert

In 1841 I was looking for Mary  Shepherd,  nee Barber . She was not at home with her husband Henry and the   children.

I found her at the Mill house where her daughter , Mary Lambert had a new baby, Mary who died young.

Sad the mill is no longer there. I do like windmills.
Pity so many were lost in both Norfolk and Suffolk.

Yes you are correct in the marriages etc etc. Lily married Edward J Kemp in Ipswich and Allan Lambert remained single

You seem able to find so much info.


Please. I should be so grateful. could you find , if you have time,
Who James Shepherd,s father was.
 He married Mary Barber in Leiston in 1814.
They had Henry mygt grt grandfather in 1820.
And Mary before 1820.


I have his father down as  John Shepherd from Fressingfield who married Susannah Feveryear.... But this may be incorrect
James , on, cenus gives birthplace as
Theberton and Mary  Barber also.

I have spent 30 yrs looking for James to no avail.
I seldom leave the house now so cannot get
to suffolk.He was born about 1794
 
I have searched online to no avail.
It was much easier to find stuff online years ago than now.
Thank you for the photo...lovely to see that.
Lola

[windy_miller]

Hi Hanes Teulu,

Keeping well I trust.

I have this bit of info, but it seems that it unlikely to have been a chap millering back in 1841 (though it could be, but he would be PRETTY old).  Lola5 has James Lambert in Leiston as a miller in 1841.  I can see nothing in my database on him, if it is him, till 1894.  No doubting Lola5's info, but strange there is nothing else.

Windy

[windy_miller]

Hi Lola5,

I've had a quick look at my (limited to millers, etc) database and I cannot see anything on the Shepherd branch.

Having said that, for generic non-milling families, there are lots of very, very helpful folks in the RootsChatosphere that are much more able than me.  I'm sure you'll hit pay-dirt soon! 

Windy

[hanes teulu]

I did wonder if H J Lambert was being referred to as James rather than Henry James?

[Lola5]

Well James Lambert  was a miller in 1841.
They lived at the mill house.
That is where my Mary was,  probably tending her eldest daughter at birth of first baby.

Now in 1901, RG /3 1972/16/23.  you will find a Sarah Lambert ,  *at Eastwell house Sizewell Rd.,a widow born 1857. a boarding house keeper born Blaxhall Suffolk
With a Maggie Lambert  daughter aged 18  born Leiston.
 *This is Sarah Elizabeth Bird who wed Adam
 Lambert son of James and MaryLambert in Plomesgate 1876.

Adam died1893.

Henry James Lambert was the eldest son of James Lambert. so he took on the Mill after his father.s death or incapacity.

Just posting what I have in a little black book   found in my "stuff for burning box" in case it is of interest to anyone.

[windy_miller]

Another entry in the local press relating to James Lambert, from 1903 ... and at a place called "Lark Hill" (any one know where that is?