Which Janet Young is mine? help with placenames.

[Skoosh]

A millwright would have to be mobile & travel to his work when required, his father may have been a miller & this was very much a family orientated trade. (Had generations of millers in my own lot.) The majority of the work in a meal-mill was grinding oats/bere, the staple diet of Scots. The tenants on an estate  were thirled to the estate mill & could use no other, in addition to which the tenants had to provide so many free days work to maintaining the mill & dam & also help cut & lead peats for the kiln. The miller took a percentage of the meal (his assistant also) ground & sold it at market. Meal was more or less a currency. The tenants often paid their rents in meal. The miller also had the power to break the tenants hand querns if he found out they were being used, not always a popular guy! 

Skoosh.

[jillruss]

Thanks for the maps and explanations, Istrice - followed it fine!

Thanks also for the lowdown on being a millwright, Skoosh. I can see that a bit of flexibility in movement might have been in order.

Looking at the places on that map sort of sealed the deal for me:- James Young married in Caputh in 1744 when it says he's from Little Dunkeld. Son David is baptised 1746 s/o James in Easter Caputh.

Then David marries (none found as yet) and either has copious children from 1762 in Muckley (including Janet Y in 1770) or 5 children from 1767 in Burnbane (including Janet in 1767).

What I need to find now are those two marrages - unfortunately, not one of the children's baptisms give father's occupation so I'm hoping 'miller' might get mentioned in a marriage OPR if I can find it.

Cue: more spending on Scotlands People but, having come this far with your help, I'm determined to sort it out!

Jill