OLD NORFOLK : MILLERS on the BURE

MILLERS on the BURE

Saxthorpe Itteringham Ingworth Aylsham Burgh Oxnead Buxton Horstead - Credits & Links

Notes: Ages (in brackets) are as given in the census.
Probable employees are numbered and ordered by given age.
Data will be added as spare time permits.
This study was done as part of a larger research project into the association of the PRATT surname with mills and milling.

All employee assignments are speculative!

Source	Name & age	Details	Address
SAXTHORPE (CORPUSTY)
1851 Census	Henry A. MASSINGHAM (38)	Master miller employing 2 men & 2 boys	Corpusty
	1. Robert D. FAIRCLOTH (55)	Journeyman miller	Corpusty
	2. Robert RICHMOND (36)	Journeyman miller	Saxthorpe
	3. Samuel GOLDSMITH (16)	Miller	Nephew living with H.A. MASSINGHAM (38), Corpusty
	4. John RICHMOND (12)	Miller's boy	Son living with R. RICHMOND (36), Saxthorpe
1933 Kelly's	Corbett J.C. LEE	Miller (water & oil engine)	Corpusty

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ITTERINGHAM
Source	Name (age)	Details	Address
1851 Census	Samuel DEANE (29)	Journeyman Miller	Mill House, Itteringham
	1. William ADAMS (46)	Miller	Common, Itteringham
	2. Thomas AYTON (19)	Journeyman miller	Son living with Mary AYTON (56), Common, Itteringham
	3. Henry FOWELL (16)	Miller	Bother living with Mary FOWELL (17), Common, Itteringham
PRATT surname, special note:
1851 Census	Richard PRATT (42)	Millwright, born at Itteringham	St. Paul's Opening (alias Peacock Opening), Norwich.

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INGWORTH
Source	Name (age)	Details	Address
1851 Census	George WATERSON (35)	Miller	The Street, Ingworth
	1. Samuel CAWSTON (31)	Miller's carter	The Street, Ingworth
	2. William FARROW (18)	Miller's servant	Living with G. WATERSON (35), The Street, Ingworth

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AYLSHAM
Source	Name (age)	Details	Address
1798 Pevsner	Built for Robert PARMETER	Miller & Malster	Millgate
1845 White's	Saul PARMENTER	Miller & Malster	Millgate
	George SOAME	Miller	Cawston Road
	John TIPPLE	Miller	Cawston Road
	James WINTERBORN	Millwright	Cawston Road
1851 Census	Samuel PARMETER (51)	Miller, corn merchant & maltster	Millgate
	1. Thomas BELL (72)	Journeyman miller	Millgate
	2. Isaac BLYTH (60)	Journeyman miller	Millgate
	3. William BELWARD (35)	Journeyman maltster	Millgate
	4. James AYTON (34)	Journeyman miller	Millgate
	5. Edward HALL (28)	Journeyman miller	Millgate
	6. Arnold G. GLASSPOOLE (25)	Journeyman miller	Lodging with J. JOHNSON (34), Hungate
	7. Robert CHAMBERLAIN (17)	Journeyman miller	Son living with Robert CHAMBERLAIN (45), Millgate
	?. PAVEY absent husband of Ann PAVY (49)	Millers wife	Millgate
	James JOHNSON (34)	Journeyman millwright	Hungate
	James DAVISON (28)	Master miller & baker	Hungate
1892 Kelly's	Stanley BULLOCK	Water-miller	Millgate
	Benjamin COOK	Steam-miller	Millgate (also Itteringham)
	Thomas SHREEVE	Water-miller	Millgate (also Buxton, Lammas & Cawston)
	George WINTERBORNE	Millwright	Cawston Road
	James WINTERBORNE	Millwright	Cawston Road
1896 Kelly's	Stanley BULLOCK	Water-miller	Millgate
	Benjamin COOK	Steam-miller	Roller Flour Mill, Dunkirk
	Benjamin COOK	Also Water-miller	Itteringham (see below)
	William STACKWOOD	Water-miller	Cawston Road
	George WINTERBORNE	Millwright	Cawston Road
1904 Kelly's	Stanley BULLOCK	Water-miller	Millgate
	Benjamin COOK	Steam-miller	Roller Flour Mill, Dunkirk
	George WINTERBORNE	Millwright	Cawston Road
1937 Kelly's	Barclay, Palet & Co. Ltd. Telephone: Aylsham 275	Millers (steam & water) Also coal, coke, corn, flour & seed merchants	Dunkirk Roller Mills
			Millgate Watermill
			M. & G. N. station
			Head office, North Walsham

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BURGH-next-AYLSHAM
Source	Name (age)	Details	Address
1845 White's	Robert BROWNE	Miller	Burgh
1851 Census	William BROWNE (49)	Miller employing 5 labourers	Burgh-next-Aylsham
	1. John SPRATT (60)	Journeyman miller	Village, Burgh
	2. George EDWARDS (45)	Miller's carter	Village, Burgh
	3. John FAULKES (27)	Journeyman miller	Village, Burgh
	4. Henry SPRATT (19)	Journeyman miller	Son living with John SPRATT (60), Village, Burgh
	5. ?	?	?
1881 Census	William BROWNE (79)	Master miller employing 6 men	Mill House, near Skeyton Road, Burgh
	1. James KEY (50)	Journeyman miller	Mill Cottage, Burgh
	2. Henry DAVISON (22)	Journeyman miller	Lodging with E. DYBALL (53), Skeyton Road, Burgh
	3. George HINSLEY (21)	Journeyman miller	Lodging with E. DYBALL (53), Skeyton Road, Burgh
	4 to 6. ?	?	?
1892 Kelly's	William BROWNE & Son	Miller (water)	Burgh
1896 Kelly's	William BROWNE & Son	Corn merchants	The Mill, Burgh-next-Aylsham (also at Oxnead & Stand 15, Corn Exchange, Norwich)
1904 Kelly's	Edward Mayhew	Miller (wind & steam) & grocer	?
1933 Kelly's	James Thomas GRIX	Miller (water)	?
1937 Kelly's	James Thomas GRIX Telephone: Aylsham 217	Miller (water)	?

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OXNEAD
Source	Name (age)	Details	Address
1845 White's	Robert & George BLEAKLEY	Duffield, Blaket & Co. Manufacturers	Oxnead Mill
1851 Census	?	?	?
1881 Census	Charles Edward BROWNE	Merchant & miller employing 10 men (also 10 men & 2 boys on 235 acre farm)	North Farm
	1. John LUDBROOKE (41)	Miller's labourer foreman	Mill House, Oxnead
	2. Samuel GOTTS (37)	Miller	No.3 The Row, Oxnead
	3. Edward BIRCHAM (28)	Agricultural labourer & miller	No.1 Hardy's Cottages, Oxnead
	4. Arthur R. HEUSE (20)	Merchants clerk	Lodging with J. LUDBROOKE (41), Mill House, Oxnead
	5 to 10. ?	?	?
1892 Kelly's	Charles Edward BROWNE	Farmer & miller (water)	North Farm
1896 Kelly's	Charles Edward BROWNE	Farmer & miller (water) (firm of W. Browne & Son)	North Farm?
	William BROWNE & Son	Corn merchants	The Mill, Oxnead (also at Burgh-next-Aylsham)
	William BROWNE & Son	Corn merchants	Stand 15, Corn Exchange, Norwich
1904 Kelly's	Fredrick Charles Matthews BROWNE	Miller (firm of W. Browne & Son)	The Mill House
	William Browne & Son	Millers (water) & merchants	Oxnead Roller Mills (also at Burgh)
			Stand 15, Corn Exchange, Norwich
			Head office, The Grange, Marsham, Norwich
1933 Kelly's	John William GRIX	Miller (water)	Oxnead Roller Mills
1937 Kelly's	John William GRIX Telephone: Buxton 21	Flour miller, corn & cake merchant, also farmer	Oxnead Roller Mills & living at North Farm

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BUXTON
Source	Name (age)	Details	Address
1841 Census	John GAMBLING (50)	Miller	Mill House, Buxton
1845 White's	COOKE & GAMBLING	Corn millers & merchants	The Mill, Buxton (also at Horstead)
1851 Census	John GAMBLING (59)	Miller employing 8? men	Mill Street, Buxton
	1. William ANDREWS (52)	Journeyman miller	Heath, Buxton
	2. John BARTRAM (50)	Journeyman miller	Lammas
	3. James THURGOOD (49)	Journeyman miller	Mill Street, Buxton
	4. James PRATT (age 48? 59 is more likely)	Journeyman miller	Mill Street, Buxton
	5. James BOWER (41)	Journeyman miller	Lammas
	6. James PRATT (19)	Miller	Mill Street, Buxton
	7. John DURRELL (16)	Miller	Lammas
	8. Samuel PRATT (15)	Miller	Mill Street, Buxton
	William PRATT (13)	Errand boy (maybe at mill?)	Mill Street, Buxton
1861 Census	Horace H. GAMBLING (37)	Miller	Mill House, Buxton
	1. William ANDREWS (62)	Journeyman miller	Heath, Buxton
	2. James PRATT (29)	Miller	Mill Street, Buxton
	3. James LANE (19)	Miller	Son living with Ann LANE (55), Lammas
	John Cook GAMBLING (49)	Corn merchant	Bure Cottage, Mill Street, Buxton
1871 Census	John Towler GAMBLING (18)	Miller	Mill House, Buxton
	1. John BARTRAM (70)	Miller (still working?)	Lammas
	2. James CLARKE (38)	Miller	Lammas
	3. James LANE (29)	Miller	Lammas
	4. Lawson ADAMS (24)	Miller	Lammas
	5. Josiah ANDREWS (21)	Miller	Lodger at FROSDICK's Butchers, Lammas
	6. Charles FROSTICK (19)	Miller	Son at FROSDICK's Butchers, Lammas
	7. Charles FRANKLING (17)	Apprentice miller	Grandson living with Ann PRATT (71), Buxton
	8. Herbert SUTTON (16)	Apprentice miller	Son living with James SUTTON (51), Lamnas
	9. Henry TRORY (15)	Miller	Lammas
	10. Banabas DAVIES (14)	Miller's Boy	Lodging with Elizabeth WOODHOUSE (73), Lammas
	11. Henry G. DEACON (13)	Miller	Lammas
1881 Census	John GAMBLING (60)	Maltster	Private House, Mill Street, Buxton
	John Towler GAMBLING (28)	Miller employing 5 men & 4 boys	Lodge Farm House, Buxton (Mill House now in other hands)
	1. James EVERITT (62)	Journeyman miller	Cottages, Buxton
	2 to 9: ?	?	?
1892 Kelly's	Thomas SHREEVE	Miller & merchant	The Mill, Buxton (also at Aylsham)
1896 Kelly's	Thomas SHREEVE	Miller (water & roller), coal & general merchant	The Mill, Buxton (also at Aylsham)
1904 Kelly's	Ling & Co.	Miller (water), corn, coal, cake, seed & salt merchants	Buxton Roller Mills (also at Coltishall)
1937 Kelly's	Charles William DUFFIELD Telephone: Buxton 8	Roller-miller	The Mill, Buxton

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HORSTEAD
Source	Name & age	Details	Address
1845 White's	Mr. Samuel COOKE	Miller (firm of Cook & Gambling)	Mill House
1845 White's	COOKE & GAMBLING	Corn millers & merchants	The Mill, Horstead (also at Buxton)
1851 Census	Samuel C. COOKE (49)	Miller employing 8 men	Mill House, Horstead
	1. John CHASTNEY (50)	Journeyman miller	Cottage, Horstead
	2. William WOOLSTON (48)	Journeyman miller	Cottage, Horstead
	3. John KENDALL (41)	Journeyman miller	Cottage, Horstead
	4. William JOHNSON (41)	Journeyman miller	Cottage, Horstead
	5. Jacob GRAVELING (41)	Journeyman miller	Cottage, Horstead
	6. John PRATT (33)	Journeyman miller	Coltishall Street, Hautbois Magna
	7. John LEE (32)	Miller	Cottage, Horstead
	8. John COLLS (30)	Journeyman miller	In service at Mill House, Horstead
	William LOWE (46)	Miller's labourer	Cottage, Horstead
	Charles FOLK (63)	Retired journeyman miller	Lodger at Cottage, Horstead
1881 Census	Samuel Benjamin COOKE (44)	Miller (corn) employing 9 men & 3 boys	The Mills, Horstead
	1. William JOHNSON (71)	Miller (corn)	The Mills, Horstead
	2. John COLLS (60)	Miller (corn)	The Mills, Horstead
	3. James LAY (55)	Miller (corn)	The Mills, Horstead
	4. Thomas John SHINGLES (38)	Miller (corn)	The Mills, Horstead
	5. Edward FILBY (38)	Miller (corn)	The Mills, Horstead
	6. Henry FISH (18)	Miller (corn)	Grandson living with W. JOHNSON (71), the Mills, Horstead
	7. Harry FILBY (18)	Miller (corn)	Son living with E. FILBY (38), the Mills, Horstead
	8? Thomas William SHINGLES (14)	Errand boy, possibly at the mill?	Son living with T.J. SHINGLES (38), the Mills, Horstead
	9 to 12: ?	?	?
1892 Kelly's	Benjamin BARWOOD	Miller, East Norfolk Roller Mills	The Mill, Horstead
1892 Kelly's	William BALDWIN	Builder, brickmaker, limeburner & steam sawmills	Horstead & Norwich
1896 Kelly's	Benjamin BARWOOD	Miller, East Norfolk Roller Mills	The Mill, Horstead
1904 Kelly's	Benjamin BARWOOD	Miller, East Norfolk Roller Mills	The Mill, Horstead
1933 Kelly's	R. J. READ Ltd. (of Norwich)	Millers (water)	The Mill, Horstead
1937 Kelly's	R. J. READ Ltd. (of Norwich)	Millers (water) Telephone: Coltishall 5	The Mill, Horstead

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Acknowledgements:
Trade directory transcriptions kindly contributed by Paddy Apling
whose website also includes a comprehensive list of Norfolk millers in 1883 and other mill data.

USEFUL LINKS:
Highly recommended: Norfolk Watermills.
Census data from LDS & Norfolk Transcriptions Archive.
More history of the BURE NAVIGATION
and
a FULLY WORKING WATERMILL at Letheringsett, near Holt.