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Suffolk Completed Lookup Requests / Re: Thomas Flintoft, Ipswich, died c.1746
« on: Today at 13:54 »
Hi Queenie,

Yes, it is sad, and shines a light on how medicine has progressed!  There is a Sweffling family (can't remember the name), but they lost all their children bar 1 before the reached majority.  I suspect that was a gene thing?

Also, very interesting that Flinteft/Flintoft seem to come from north.  It did not strike me as a Suffolk name!

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Suffolk Completed Lookup Requests / Thomas Flintoft, Ipswich, died c.1746
« on: Monday 15 April 24 22:24 BST (UK)  »
This evening I'm trying to dig up information on a gent called Thomas Flintoft, who was dead by 1746, and I believe lived in Ipswich (may be St. Margaret's or St. Helens).

A lady called Grace Harland was administratrix of his estate.

Any help would be great!

Windy

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Suffolk Completed Lookup Requests / Re: Gilson/Gibson - Barking Tye, Suffolk
« on: Sunday 07 April 24 17:08 BST (UK)  »
Do either of you know where I might search for Barnaby Gilson at Lavenham.  I'd be really interested in starting to look into which mill Gilson might have been at.  There were about 4/5 mills in and around Lavenham.  It is my burden in life to research Suffolk's +500 mills.

Not enough years in me I fear.  :-X

Windy

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Suffolk Completed Lookup Requests / Re: Gilson/Gibson - Barking Tye, Suffolk
« on: Sunday 07 April 24 17:02 BST (UK)  »
Hi Maddys52,

Thanks for the newspaper references.  Most useful.

I'll add to my database!

Cheers,
Windy

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Suffolk Completed Lookup Requests / Re: Gilson/Gibson - Barking Tye, Suffolk
« on: Sunday 07 April 24 16:54 BST (UK)  »
Hi Queenie,

Great info.  Especially the Lavenham connection.

1805 reference comes from a Fire Insurance policy from the Royal Exchange (months & months going through hefty policy books several years back).  Barnby (sp) & William are described as millers & proprietors.

Windy

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Suffolk Completed Lookup Requests / Gilson/Gibson - Barking Tye, Suffolk
« on: Friday 05 April 24 22:51 BST (UK)  »
Evening all,

I'm looking for info of a miller at Barking Tye.  He went by the name of William Gilson or Gibson.  He was there in 1805, along with Barnaby Gilson (father/brother/son?).

Barnaby seems to have remained there till about he died in 1823, and Thomas (son?) took over, till between 1830 & 1841.

Any early (pre-1805) info would be great, but also ant infilling stuff would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance,
Windy

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Suffolk Lookup Requests / Thomas Quarry and Hubakkuk Layham
« on: Monday 09 October 23 22:42 BST (UK)  »
Evening everyone.

This is a cross-border raid.  The gents names above were involved in a business in Wortham, Suffolk in the early 1700s.  Hubakkuk Layham was a surgeon based at Diss, and Thomas Quarry was a yeoman who was based in South Lopham.  So they are both from Norfolk.

I'd be interested in any help establishing a connection between them an Wortham, other than it being very close to their homes  :D

Cheers,
Windy

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Suffolk Lookup Requests / Re: William Fingay, Wortham, c.1719 - 1745?
« on: Friday 18 August 23 10:02 BST (UK)  »
Thanks Gobbitt,

Very interesting!  A hair merchant!  So he owned the mill and lived in Ipswich, so he must have employed a miller, or hired out the mill.

This helps greatly!

Windy

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Suffolk Lookup Requests / Re: William Fingay, Wortham, c.1719 - 1745?
« on: Tuesday 15 August 23 11:38 BST (UK)  »
Having double checked the deed it looks equally as if the surname cound be Tingay, and there seems to have been some sort of connection to Lowestoft.

Windy

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