Chirk Mill

[Gadget]

I assume that you've looked at the old censuses, as the families living there are listed at the mill cottages.

For. e.g.
Wilson, ,Wagoner at flour mill
Davies, Miller's carter.
Hulson. Flour and corn miller

I could give more details but expect that you've looked at these. 

The parish records are online and would show baptisms, marriages and burials that you could follow up from the census listings.

Gadget

[Tracy Butler]

Hi
No I haven't looked at them. Silly question but where do I find them please? Thankyou so much.

[Gadget]

You could use Family Search for free

https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list?ec=region%3AWales%2CplaceId%3A1986311%2Cregion%3AUnited%20Kingdom%20and%20Ireland&fcs=placeId%3A1986311

You will need to enrol though.


Otherwise you could use Ancestry or FindMyPast (fees) or via a library.

It will be difficult without names. FindMyPast does have an address search or you could go through page by page.

[Tracy Butler]

Thankyou so much. I'll be searching tomorrow for anyone who lived down here.

[Gadget]

There are a couple of people in Chirk who might help you. I'll send you a personal message (PM) with their names as we can't mention living people on here.

[Gadget]

I think this might be the grouping in 1841, The address is just Chirk.

1841/ HO107/1399/2/13/1
Margaret Lea ??, 30, Miller
Job, 10
Eleanor, 4
William, 2
Charles 30, Miller's J (?journeyman)
Elizabeth, 20
David Griffiths, 4 0,    do
Edward Davies, 60,   do
John Davies, 15           do
Edward Lloyd, 15       do
Harriet Davies, 14, Female Servant
Sarah Thomas, 10,   do

Only Eleanor and William were born in Denbighshire
Ages for those over 15 were rounded down in 5 year bands.

[Gadget]

Another listing.

1871.

Listed under Holyhead Road and first pag eof the 'Chirk Village enumeration district'

RG10/2784/43/1

Ceiriog House
Richard ?Moses,  60, Miller, b. Llangollen
and family

Mill Cottages - 1
David Lloyd, 74, Miller, b. Llangollen

Mill Cottages - 2
Rowland Francis, 33, Miller, b Denb. Llanfair
and family

[maddys52]

Old newspapers are also a great resource. Welsh Newspapers Online are free to search and view:
https://newspapers.library.wales

Lots of hits for "Chirk Mill" eg this advertisement from 1824. Lots of names of people there eg
1824  Edward DAVIES
1847  Robert WILLIAMS
1858  Richard MOSES (nice obituary here - https://newspapers.library.wales/view/4581494/4581502/52/%22chirk%20mill%22)
(many more to be found if you search  )


Other newspaper collections are also available to search, usually a subscription needed, eg findmypast; British Newspaper Archive, newspapers.com.

Oh, I can't attach an image on this board, however here is the link to the 1824 advertisement.
https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3873535/3873538/16/%22chirk%20mill%22

[maddys52]

This is interesting - "Antiquarian Discovery at Chirk" in 1889
https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3768298/3768301/35/%22chirk%20mill%22