Archive Catalogue

Blinkhorn family of Huntingdonshire and Cambridgeshire

Part of Information sent by correspondents to the Mills Archive

Pepperdine, John

"The Miles, Lush and Haskoll Family Millers in Dorset"

SMDN-2017-0021
Item
February 2017

List of the millers at the Cann and Melbury Abbas mills in Dorset from the Miles, Lush and Haskoll families, 16th to 20th centuries (37 named individuals). An additional 38 millers from other families are listed also.

Newman, Anna

"The life of Hannah Newton – Mistress Miller 1793-1875"

SMDN-2017.0019
Item
2017

Part of Small Donations

History of the life of Hannah Newton, nee Potter

Bowley, John

History of the Westcott family at Wootton Courtenay Mill

SMDN-2015.0029
Item
January 2015

Part of Small Donations

Westcott, David

Letter to an ancestor

SMDN-2017.0054
Item
2010

Part of Small Donations

Imaginary letter to Sam Dauncey's great great grandfather about the history of the family.

Dauncey, Sam

History of Wolverton Mill

SMDN-2015.0025
Item
2009

Part of Small Donations

Armstrong-Smith, Helen

A Biography of Caleb Oyler Russell

UNIO-01-28-02
Item
c 2010

Part of Union Windmill Cranbrook Collection

Reference to Willesborough Watermill probably relates to Sevington Mill, Ashford. Reference to Shorncliffe Watermill probably relates to Seabrook Mill, Cheriton.

Tremenheere, Wynn (1923-2015), chairman of Cranbrook Windmill Association

Dorset Mills and Millers in the 16th and 17th century

MBRN-12619
Item
2004

Part of Martin Bodman Collection

Article in "Somerset and Dorset Notes and Queries" full citation given in note

Bodman, Martin

Recollections of Neville Price, Kent miller

MCFC-23782
Item
1999

Part of Mildred Cookson Foundation Collection

Copy of part of Neville's recollections of his days as a flour miller in Kent. Involves Abbot's Mill at Canterbury, and others. Extracted from Chapters 6-8 of a larger document, dated 12 Feb 1999. Provenance of this extract unclear: supplied to 'Charles' by Mike and Lesley Price, descendants of Neville, in 2001.

Price, Neville (1908-1992), miller

George Packham, Miller and Millwright, 1792-1872 (unpublished)

JSPB-1125727
Item
1988

Part of Stephen Buckland Collection

Unpublished typescript, by Stephen Buckland, entitled "George Packham, Miller and Millwright, 1792-1872", including notes, photographs and photocopies from publications.

Buckland, John Stephen Percy (1935-2006), mill researcher

UK Windmills manuscripts and notes Vol 1

REXW-11865
File
Mid 20th century

Part of Rex Wailes Collection

Wailes, Reginald (1901-1986), engineer, known as Rex

UK Windmills manuscripts and notes Vol 2

REXW-23638
File
Mid 20th century

Part of Rex Wailes Collection

Wailes, Reginald (1901-1986), engineer, known as Rex

Messrs T Burgess & Sons, Kirkby Fleetham, Yorkshire

DUFF-SBK-159
Item
27 August 1910

Part of Duffield Family Collection

Three cuttings relating to the Burgess family of Kirkby Fleetham. The first shows the three generations of Thomas Burgess, the second is a description of the family's milling business, the third is a view of Fleetham Mill.

Milling

"The first visit of British Millers to France"

DUFF-SBK-152
Item
1899

Part of Duffield Family Collection

Cutting showing a group of British flour millers, NABIM, attending the Paris Convention in 1899.

Unknown publisher

Conveyance of land and cottages at Bangor, Flint

MCFC-IND-041
Item
29 September 1885

Part of Mildred Cookson Foundation Collection

Single vellum sheet (approx 57 x 73 cm); conveyance of land in Bangor to Francis Cross, miller of Penley Mill, Flintshire, Wales. Original document available for reference. For content click on the link to the document transcription.

Warrant of Attorney to act in a legal action concerning two windmills in Ringland, Norfolk

MCFC-IND-064
Item
25 October 1834

Part of Mildred Cookson Foundation Collection

One sheet of paper measuring 41 cm x 33 cm and folded in two. This warrant of attorney appoints two members of the King's Bench to act on William Christmas Rivett's behalf "in an action of Trespass and Ejectment of Farm" concerning various land and properties, including two windmills, at Ringland owned by Edward Palmer Clarke of Wymondham, Norfolk.

Mortgage and sale of a post mill at Messingham, Lincolnshire

MCFC-IND-044
Item
19 August 1828

Part of Mildred Cookson Foundation Collection

Single vellum sheet (approx 77 x 60 cm) comprising a mortgage for £200 and bill of sale of the "Wind Post Mill" at Messingham as further security. Parties include Richard Kirkland, miller, and his wife (the prior miller's daughter) who signs by "her mark". Original document available for reference. For content click on the link to the document transcription.

Two 18th century documents relating to mills at Haughton and Thoresby Park, and to tree planting in the parkland of the Duke of Kingston (the Pierrepont Family)

MCFC-IND-022
Item
31 December 1762 - 14 May 1777

Part of Mildred Cookson Foundation Collection

1 folded sheet measuring 38cm x 31cm recording an agreement between the agent of the Duchess of Kingston and Thomas Thorpe (miller) relating to the diversion of the water supply to Haughton Mill and a weekly lease of new corn mill at Thoresby Park, the Duchess' corn and malt to be ground free of charge. For further content click on the link to the document transcription. A second folded sheet measuring 41cm x 31cm gives, "An Account of all the Trees taken out of the Nurserys and Planted in the Parke to 31 December 1762", seeming to relate to tree planting at either Thoresby Park or Holme Pierrepont Hall.