Windmill Millers of Suffolk

[windy_miller]

Hello,

This is my first topic and I may be missing the mark here...
I am interested in any/all millers in Suffolk pre-1800, but primarily those who worked windmills.

If you have any millers in your family pre-1800 I'd be really interested, and may be able to give you some further milling connections as millers tended to marry into the trade.

Thanks for your time,

Windy_miller

[hepburn]

http://www.norfolkmills.co.uk/Windmills/harleston-jays-green-towermill.html

not quite what you're looking for, but it's interesting..

[Suffolk Mawther]

The Clover family were one of the main Suffolk Milling families from Drinkstone (two windmills mills) through to water mill on the river Stour in Sudbury.

SM ...

[windy_miller]

Thanks for your suggestions and info Hepburn and Suffolkmawther.  I was aware of both the norfolk windmills site (v.v good and informative) and the Clover family; a long lived Suffolk milling clan.  Drinkstone's two mill are well worth a visit.

My interest is more along the lines of those millers from pre-directory days (pre-1830s).  So more obscure and the sort of thing only family researchers might know.  I have already gone through all(?) the probate records where index by jobs, etc.

Its hard work but I'm sure that there are plenty more...in indentures of apprenticeship, deeds etc.

[Suffolk Mawther]

I am the Secretary of FODMAM (Friends of Drinkstone Mills and Meadows) 

Unfortunately since the change of ownership the Mills are not open to the public.

If there is a change in this situation I will of course let the Board know.

SM ...

[revlac]

Hi
Have you heard of Markins/Markhams Mill of Snape?

[Suffolk Mawther]

Corn Miller Snape - White's 1844

William Ezekiel MARKIN

Will check 1855 later 

SM ...

[revlac]

Hi SM
Yes thats one of my ancestor   

Thanks
revlac

[windy_miller]

I have W.E. Markin at "Markin's Mill", Snape from 1844 onwards for many years (1916...grandfather, father, son, no doubt).  Mill was mapped as early as 1825, so prob dates from pre-1800, but I have no millers listed backwards from 1844.