Windmill Millers of Suffolk

[windy_miller]

Had another check of my listing and there were two other Markin millers in the area, no doubt related...
They were

George Markin @ Stonham, miller from c. 1874-1900

And

Saunder Osborne Markin @ Orford, miller c. 1888-1892.

Windy_miller

[revlac]

Hi windy_miller
Yes these are all related and are ancestors of mine. Can i ask where you were able to find that the mill was mapped in 1825?

Regards
revlac

[windy_miller]

revlac,

I check tonight, but I think it came from HES Simmons notes relating to Markin's Mill.  He probably was refering to the early OS map, though I understand that there is some debate as to exactly when each sheet was mapped, I have a facsimile of the map at home, and will double check.  There was definitely no mill in Snape mapped on the earlier 1783, though there was one about 1 mile SW at the Langham Road/Blaxhall Road T-junction.

So if HESS was correct both Snape mills would date from between 1783 and 1825.  I believe Snape Street Mill dates from about 1798.

Windy_miller

[windy_miller]

I've checked my 1st ed OS map and both Snape mills are there, though the date at base of map is 1837.

windy_miller

[revlac]

Hello windy_miller
Thanks very much for looking for me, it sounds very interesting. Its a lovely thought to think that these mills were around at that time. I must say i am very interested in this hes simmons person and wonder what notes he would of wrote down regarding this mill, it would be lovely to find some pictures of it. 
Anyway thank you again.
Kind regards
revlac 

[Suffolk Mawther]

Revlac,

You may be interested in the 'fledgling' Suffolk Mills web site at

http://www.suffolkmills.org.uk/

Also http://www.millarchive.com/

Also http://library.kent.ac.uk/library/special/html/mills/suffolk.htm
This has a photograph of Framsden Mill (I climbed that one when eight months pregnant with our daughter        quite a few years ago).

http://www.windmillworld.com/index.htm  is worth a look too.

SM ...

[revlac]

Hello SM
I've just tried one of the websites you gave me and found some wonderful pictures of the mill, I am so pleased. Thanks for the info on these websites its been very helpful.

cheers!! SM

Regards
revlac

[windy_miller]

SM,

I think I saw a very nice ink drawing of the mill (open-trestled post mill) in an old East Anglian magazine.  I'll see if I can find out when.

Windy_miller

[revlac]

Hi windy_miller
That too sounds interesting, hope you manage to find the info on it.
Regards
revlac