Laura

Contacting you off-line - as I know one of your neighbours in Millend - who took my husband and I all around the area - and knows a lot of history - even has a little ornament with Awre Parish Coat of Arms on it. Remember him telling us about an Old Mill that had stood there, hence the name.

1881 Census, Millend

Charles E WHITE, Head - Unmarried, 19 - Miller employing 8 men 1 boy, born Glos. Awre
Augusta M WHITE, Sister, 17 - Housekeeper
Arthur WHITE, Brother - 16 - Assistant Miller
Oliver R WHITE, brother 5 Scholar
Robert A WHITE - brother 3
George WHITE - 3 (twins)

and Millend, my x Grandad, next door

William WICKENDEN - Mar 39 - Butcher & Dealer, born Rendcomb + his family (1901 Census at Nibley Mill, Blakeney )

- His work log over a ten year period, has him killing local animals for people inc.pigs for the Merlin Bros , and transporting goods around for local folk (hay/dung/anything in fact inc a Fowls House from Nibley for HOWELL - got 2 pence for that - and taking the Rev A D PRINGLE around - 1 horse and waggon - 1 day - 7s) - with his shire horses and helping lay the roads around Blakeney - collecting stone for Bullo/oak trees etc. e.g. 1891, for Workeman & Co. 509 Oak Trees, 5068 feet at twopence halfpenny a foot - 1891 Awre Local Board Stone - 50 yards at 2/3 etc etc

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Blakeney, Kellys 1879

Talks about a Steam Flour Mill, belong to Stephen WHITE

http://www.forest-of-dean.net/kellys/Blakeney_1879.htm

Kelly's 1870 - Post Office Directory - Blakeney (Commercial)

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cbennett/awre1870.htm

WHITE Stephen Adolphus Miller & Corn Merchant Steam Mills
WICKENDEN William John - Butcher

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Looking at the 1861 census, there are a 4 Flour Miller Servants + their families living in Millers - Mill Row, Blakeney -

Richard STANLEY - 33, from Worcester*, Alfred PREEN, 36 from Kingstanley, Isaac CURTIS, 31, from Sapperton, and William BENNETT - 33 from Wexford.

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FOD records, baptism at Blakeney - 11 December 1859

Ernest Richard STANLEY, parents Richard (Miller) & Hannah

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Various families are on the Forum living in Millend Row at various times :-

Embling
http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=27907

Davies / Bevan
http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=36685

The census should be sequential dwellings, so if you can work out if its North - South or south - north !

So in 1901 the enumerator starts at the Lodge and moves along Millend, Millend Row on to Etloe House and farm. That feels like North -> South from Blakeney heading out to Etloe.

This might help align the census with a map / specific cottage.

In 1911 census the Millend dwellings are :-
Albert Cole Lowfield
Jane Fox in Fair View

Eliza Lane abt 1844 Newnham, Gloucestershire Head Awre, Gloucestershire
Sarah Walters abt 1854 Ross, Herefordshire Head Awre, Gloucestershire
James Parker abt 1850 Healey, Oxfordshire, England Head Awre, Gloucestershire
William Stephens
James Lane abt 1876 Blakeney, Gloucestershire Head Awre, Gloucestershire
George Baker abt 1858 Marlborough, Wiltshire Head Awre, Gloucestershire
Thomas Powell abt 1851 Blakeney Head Awre, Gloucestershire
Elizabeth Jones abt 1828 Malmsburg, Wiltshire Head Awre, Gloucestershire
Elizabeth Stephens abt 1837 Awre, Gloucestershire Head Awre, Gloucestershire
James M Butler abt 1869 Blakeney, Gloucestershire Head Awre, Gloucestershire Millend House
Jane Davis abt 1845 Bridgwater, Somerset Head Awre, Gloucestershire
Charles Turner abt 1840 Newent, Gloucestershire Head Awre, Gloucestershire
George Goulding abt 1854 Arlingham, Gloucestershire Head Awre, Gloucestershire
John Mann abt 1859 Newent, Gloucestershire Head Awre, Gloucestershire
Edward Hughes abt 1863 Bagworth, Gloucestershire Head Awre, Gloucestershire
William Bendall abt 1868 Awre, Gloucestershire Head Awre, Gloucestershire
William Bendall abt 1844 Berkeley, Gloucestershire Head Awre, Gloucestershire

next is Eliza Evans in Dickey Croft

(I'll wave in the morning as I go by)

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Ἀριστοτέλης A Gloster Boy in the Forest of Dean ><((((*>

British History on Line

http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=23250

'Several of those scattered dwellings had been demolished by the early 19th century, including ancient customary tenements of the Manor of Awre and Etloe called Martins & Barrows on Millend Lane'

also in the same article - other references to Millend Lane

'A Deane family also held Etloe House at the junction of Millend Lane and the Purton turnpike road and made it the centre estate of the tithing'

and

1740's corn mill Millend lane ..... etc etc
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Gloucestershire Archives: Online Catalogue

FindingRef: D3270/276

Title: Lease for 99 years

Date: 22 December 1733

Mayor and Burgesses of the city of Gloucester TO William BROWN of Blakeney, Awre, Baker. Lease for 99 years (or lives of William BROWNE and Margaret his wife, and Robert BROWN their son) of tenement with one outhouse and garden, meadow ground (1 and quarter acres) in the Pillend other Millend, 1 and a quarter acres in the Millend called Little Millfield otherwise Square Preece in Blakeney, Awre. Rent £3.10s.

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and Finding Ref: D3270/277

Title: Lease for 99 years

Date: 25 September 1753

Description: Mayor and Burgesses of Gloucester to Robert BROWNE of Blakeney, Awre, Baker. Lease for 99 years (or lives of Robert BROWNE and Elizabeth his wife, and Edmund their son) of lands and premises in Blakeney, Awre (as described in lease dated 22 December 1733) Consideration 5s. rent £3.10s

Previous numbers: U.S.R. 163

Level: Item

Held at: Gloucestershire Archives

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National Archives - also at Gloucestershire Records office

ref: GBR/J/1/1992

Year
1713-4 : Messuage garden and meadow at Pillend alias Millend Awre & Little Millfield or Squire Piece

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FOD records: Baptism at Awre - 9 October 1746

Edmund BROWN -

parents: Robert & Elizabeth

Notes: Blakeney Chapel

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FOD records

Baptism at Awre - 22 May 1698

Margaret BROWN

parents: William & Margaret

+ siblings all on FOD records

William - 31 January 1745
Jonathan - 9 April 1749
Nathaniel - 20 May 1752
Josiah - 9 May 1756

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Baptism at Awre - 7 June 1714

Robert BROWN

parents: William & Margaret

Notes: Blakeney Chapel

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Burial at Awre - 19 August 1740

Margaret BROWN

Memorda: Symbol for Tuesday

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Burial at Awre - 29 April 1750 (two records on FOD)

William BROWN

Memorda: Baker & School-Master was born 2 October 1668 died April 27th 1850. He was 52 years Vestry-Clerk of the Parish of Awre - (should that be 1750?)

Notes: Entered at end of 1750 burials. Not in BT's.

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Baptism at Awre - 13 November 1669

William BROWNE, father's Forenames: Edmond

mother's fornames: not stated

Memoranda: Son
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Marriage at Awre - 25 September 1760

Robert BROWN (Widower)

married

Sarah NICOLES, spinster

Signature: BTs Brides surname shown as Nicholes

Memoranda: Symbol for Thursday

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Burial at Awre - 31 May 1789

Robert BROWN

aged 73 years

died May 28

William Bennett from Wilxford was my great great great grandfather. At some point my family lived in Birmingham House.
Best wishes.
James