On the subject of the old Worlingworth mill, prior to James Mason, the picture is not clear, though I would suspect that if someone is recorded in the Overseers Accounts as 'grinding for the House', they are providing flour for the Poorhouse. I shall keep an eye open for any of these remarks that I come across.
From my research, after the death of James Mason in 1808, Richard Goymour, a miller, and his young family arrived in Worlingworth and he is recorded as follows: "in September 1811, the parish overseer ‘paid Richard Goymour for grinding for George Warne’s wife 4s 8d’ and in April 1814, ‘paid Goymer for 3 stone of meal for the (Poor) House 6 shillings’."
Goymour may have been superseded by John Farrow who was a miller from Stradbroke but Farrow died in 1824 aged just 33. Goymour could then have taken over the operation of the mill again. Interesting to note that Goymour received parish relief during the period that Farrow was working the mill. Perhaps Goymour wasn't very good at his job....
I'm interested in your reference to a Mayhew - where do you derive this reference from? I don't have any Mayhews during the period you mention. Although there is no firm evidence for the following, I believe that the next miller was Henry Moulton, who is recorded in the 1837 Tithe Map etc as occupying the Mill Cottage. He may have been assisted by his father Thomas who was only recorded as being a farmer in census records. The 1820s and 30s are always difficult years to tie down ownerships and occupations. Our overseers accounts book does not reach that period!
The Moultons continued operating the old mill into the 20th century when the family line eventually died out with a Thomas Moulton d 1921, by which time the Aldreds had ownership, followed by the Greenards.
Sadly Ethel Greenard died a few years ago - she told me one story of how the miller would always leave his bedroom in the middle of the night through a trapdoor and ladder into the sitting room below, in order not to disturb the womenfolk (servants) in the other bedroom (who apparently kept their door locked!)
It's all still there - Mill Cottage.
The new mill was erected in 1864 as follows:
"At a Vestry meeting held at the church this 28th day of July 1864, of which due notice was given, for the purpose of assessing the New Mill and Granary, recently erected on the premises belonging to Mr Samuel Meen and now in the occupation of Mrs Anne Moulton, it is agreed to assess the said Mill and Granary at £20 gross value, £14 rateable value." It was said that this new windmill came from Hasketon where it had been erected in 1830. I would assume that Samuel Meen was the son of the person who owned the mill 50 years previous though I'm not certain.
