Author Topic: John Balls of Aldeburgh (1758)  (Read 156 times)

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Re: John Balls of Aldeburgh (1758)
« Reply #9 on: Tuesday 28 October 25 09:09 GMT (UK) »
Solved!  Good sleuthing.
windmills, watermills, steam-mills, bark-mills, cotton mills, &c. millwrights & millers

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Re: John Balls of Aldeburgh (1758)
« Reply #10 on: Tuesday 28 October 25 11:53 GMT (UK) »

There is a will for John BALLS, miller of Middleton at Norfolk Record Office, died 1781.
https://nrocatalogue.norfolk.gov.uk/index.php/balls-john-miller-of-middleton-suffolk

FamilySearch has images of the NCC probate registers.

The will of John Balls of Middleton with Fordley can be downloaded free of charge from https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSN6-CTMJ?cat=278818&i=368&lang=en

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Re: John Balls of Aldeburgh (1758)
« Reply #11 on: Wednesday 29 October 25 03:50 GMT (UK) »
I forget that familysearch has so many images now, that's great gobbitt. Informative will.  :)

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Re: John Balls of Aldeburgh (1758)
« Reply #12 on: Wednesday 29 October 25 19:54 GMT (UK) »
Hi Gobbitt,

I'll look into this will as I believe John Balls had no less than 4 windmills in the 1760.  It'll be interesting to see if circumstances changed by 1781.

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