Cretingham Windmill (Post Mill)

[suffolkboy_]

Great, thanks Lizzie.

The mill and the house that still stands is on Brandeston Road. Might have to try and find a bit more out about Isaac Smith.

On a side note, I just bought a new metal detector, so if the weather stays good I might have a search around the Mill Site tonight to see what I can un-earth!

[LizzieL]

Going back to 1851, the miller was Edward Oxborrow. Looks like same mill as Isaac Smith was at 10 years later.
And in 1841, there is a Mill Road listed with two households immediately before Brandeston Road. The miller is Isack Boon.
And a few pages on in 1841 Robert Symonds with occupation listed J Miller (poss journeyman?). He is living in what is helpfully listed as "Street". it comes a couple of entries after "Corner" and what looks like Vicarage House There are only four households after him before the parish ends.
So unless he assisted Isack Boon and lived some distance away from the mill, it's the first time I've found two millers in different places in the village

[LizzieL]

1844 Whites directory has Edward Oxborrow as miller, so it changed hands between 1841 and 44.

[windy_miller]

Hi everyone,
I really must check RC more often!!!
My database has following at Cretingham Mill (the old open-trestle mill).  This is a list of millers & owner

Mofs (1789-1807)
Cooper (1807-1812)
Woods (1830-1832)
Been (1841) --- Edward Oxborrow(owner)
Oxborrow (1844-1855)
Smyth (1858-1874)

Ownership comes from 1841 Apportionment Book.  Cooper reappears (along with Austin) in 1877 when the old grinder was pulled down

As for Tower mill; I'm unconvinced that she was built in 1834.  She was for sale (Ips Journal) in 1834, but with no "newly erected" so it would seem she was built earlier than 1834.  I also have following:-

Smith (1860) --- Wm. Edwards, dec'd, then Thos. Girling (1860).
This could be same Smith as Smyth?

Otherwise I currently have very little on this mill.

Cheers,
Windy

[nnb]

I have a possible ancestor (Charles Pyett) who married in 1764 at Kettleburgh.
His parish is noted as Cretingham. Does anyone have any further information on him as I cannot seem to locate Cretingham registers.
Thanks

[Suffolk Mawther]

I wonder if 

Mofs (1789-1807)

  is Moss with a long 's' and a short 's' ?

SM ...

[LizzieL]

I have a possible ancestor (Charles Pyett) who married in 1764 at Kettleburgh.
His parish is noted as Cretingham. Does anyone have any further information on him as I cannot seem to locate Cretingham registers.
Thanks

Hello and welcome to Rootschat.

I suggest you start a new thread about your ancestor in Cretingham as it might not get seen in this thread about windmills in Cretingham.

If you navigate to the Suffolk main board and click on "New Topic" near the top it will start a new thread.

good luck!

[throckenholt]

I have a family named Rice in the 1851 census who was a master miller.  Is this the post mill or the tower mill ?

1851 Census, Street, Cretingham, Suffolk  RG8 107 1802
Isaac Rice      25   malster master employing 1 man   Little Horkesley
Caroline Rice      28                  Haverhill
Charlotte C Rice    1                  Cretingham
Emma Staff      12   servant            Framsden

He was in Bradfield St George, by at the latest 1857.  He married in the Cretingham area in 1849, but originated in Essex.

Julie

[windy_miller]

I have looked at my db of Suffolk millers and cannot find anything for Isaac Rice.  Could not find him in BNA archive either, only as a maltster.

Windy