Mill History
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A source of information on the
history of mills and millers. If you have something
for this page, please send it to us. |
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DATABASE OF HAMPSHIRE
MILLERS
From the archives of the
Hampshire Mills Group and Tony Yoward, here is a
database of the millers of Hampshire from 1086 to
1795. This is a live document so if you have
information that can add to this please send it to
us.
To see the database sorted by date,
click here.
To see the database sorted by surname,
click here. |
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HISTORY OF MILLING
An interesting
article by Tony Yoward on the history of milling
up to 1850. |
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WHAT DOES ONE DO
WITH REDUNDANT MILLING MACHINERY?
When the Slipper Sailing Club purchased Quay Mill in
1974, it still contained some machinery, shafting
and various items which had to be removed before the
conversion could be done. The Hampshire Mills
Group was contacted and said that they could not
only move, but also find good homes for the items.
So we thought members might like to know what has
happened to it.
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SHIVER ME TIMBERS
How an American warship ended up in South
Hampshire !
The timbers in the mill, from the
United States
Frigate
Chesapeake, form one of the largest and most
significant groups of an 18th
century ship timbers surviving in Britain
today. Read the story behind
this interesting fact. |
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MILLING FAMILIES
The art of milling was often passed down through
the family and this is of great interest to family
historians who often find a miller mentioned in
their researches. A member of the Hampshire
Mills Group, Mary Yoward, has compiled a database of
millers over the years. Eve Logan, who lived
in Cambridgeshire, had been constructing a similar
database of millers in the east and north, died in
2000, and her research has been incorporated into
the database which now exceeds 30,000 references,
which patchily covers English counties. A database
of millwrights has also been compiled which contains
about 3,000 names.
Details include the millers name, town, mill,
date with notes and the source of the information.
An example for the Ellis family at
Headley Mill is here
These databases may be found on
the
website.
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HOUGHTON MILL |
A contribution from descendants of millers at
Houghton, now living in the USA.
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DOCK MILL PORTSMOUTH |
A fine picture of New Dock Mill by Percival Chaplin,
together with a detailed history from Tony Yoward |
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