Aldridge family as millers

[windy_miller]

My never-ending search for mills and millers continues.

Currently I'm looking for mill relating items to do with the Aldridge family.  I have them milling in plenty of villages:
Barnby, Adam (1864)
Barningham (?)
Bramfield, Adam (1872-92)
Cratfield, Walter (1916)
Huntingfield, Walter (1912-25)
Ilketshall St Andrew, John (1883-85)
Ilketshal St Lawrence, Alfred (1864-68)
Laxfield, Adam (1868)
Middleton, John (1888-92)
South Elmham St Martin, John (1896-1900)
Tannington, Philip (1855)
Walpole, John & Walter (1868-1910)

I'm not sure about dates they were at these mills, have no idea on who they married, so any help would be great.

If your an Aldridge and know of any other millers in the family, in Suffolk, then that would be brilliant!

Thanks,
Windy Miller

[diddymiller]

hi Windy, there are a few mentions coming up of Aldridge millers in the historical newspapers online. no time tonight - will let you know prob weekend.

first one saw was W. Aldridge, miller of chelmondston in 1868 - so may be others you don't know about.

Diddy

[t mo]

hi w m
found these marriages .
adam Aldridge  wed ellen burgess  jan-mar 1866  reg dist blything vol 4a  p857
walter Aldridge wed eliza Amelia riches  jan -mar 1867  reg dist blything vol 4a p832
walter j Aldridge wed ellen white oct-dec 1898  reg dist blything  vol 4a  p2057
john Aldridge wed  emma bootman jan -mar 1881 reg dist blything  vol 4a p 901
couldn,t find anything for phillip .
regards
trevor

[windy_miller]

Hi Diddy & Trevor,

Thanks for the info, I'll need to cross-ref the marriages with where they were at the time, etc.  Very useful though, esp. if any of them marrisged into other milling families.

Interested in the ref. to W. Adridge in Chelmondston.  That a new one to me, as he is not in my list of millers at the site, but Chelmondston was a BIG milling business so he may have been an employee? Hum, interesting.

Thanks,
Windy

[Keziah2]

Phew thats a good list Windy

Philip ALDRICH age 62 buried 29 Oct 1855 Tannington

Philip ALDRICH of Framlingham married Anna SUTTON 1 Sep 1817 Tannington.

Looks like they lived in Framlingham initially - bpt several children there (familysearch.org)

There was a Philip ALDRIDGE bpt in Mellis 1795 but looks like he could have been buried there too,  18 Aug 1869 age 80

Suspect Anna was bpt 31 July 1789 Campsea Ash.  Parents John & Ann (Nee Harsant).
John SUTTON of Rendham married Ann HARSANT 9 May 1788 Earl Soham.
The name Harsant is used for one of Philip & Anna's children John Harsant ALDRICH bpt 1831 Framlingham.
John & Ann Sutton are buried in Tannington as is a Harsant Sutton.

No mention of milling in anything I found.

K

[Keziah2]

One more while I finish a coffee!
1881CR
Adam ALDRIDGE age 40 (CORN MILLER)  born Pulham Market, wife Ellen age 46 born Ubbeston living in Bramfield, Suffolk with children Florence 17, Edith 10, Albert 8, Emily 7.

Adam ALDRIDGE age 72 death reg JunQ 1913 Wangford RD 4a/1056

K

[Keziah2]

More coffee

1881CR
Walter Aldridge born c1838 Pulham Market, Corn Miller, wife Eliza born Wrentham c1840 & children living Weston, Suffolk.

There is another Walter R married to an Ellen he is an agri labr in 1881 born c1850 St Margarets living in Flixton.  Son of Elijah (farmer) & Emily (mn Thurston) bpt Walter Robert 30 Jul 1848 S Elmham St Margaret.

Death Reg:  Walter Aldridge age 75 Wangford 4a/1277 MarQ 1912

The Walter you have found in 1916 Cratfield or 1912-25 Huntingfield could be Walter & Eliza's son Walter Jas born c1868 Walpole. Married Nellie, later working as a corn miller in Walpole.
MarQ 1898 Walter James ALDRIDGE married either Louisa Ellen HOWARD or Ellen WHITE Blything 4a/2057 as found by Trevor.

K

[t mo]

hi
found another Aldridge - joseph in 1851 cen  born 1819 ixworth occ miller address  queach cottage , pakenham
regards
trevor

[hanes teulu]

Windy,
Always good to hear from you!
MARRIED - on Thursday last Mr Philip Aldridge, miller, of Wolton, to Miss Polley, eldest daughter of Mr Adam Polley, of the Dragon Inn, Sudbury
(Bury & Norwich Post, Wed 20 July 1814)