Hi all, I am currently researching the lane I live on, Millend,Blakeney and was wondering if anyone out there can provide me with any information whatsoever on anything to do with Millend, the cottages on it, previous inhabitants, the names of the cottages etc.

It is a big ask I know, I have been trying to trace the inhabitants of Millend but in particular the row of cottages in which I live,starting from Mill Cottage and working up the lane to The Glen. I have a list of all those that lived here in this terrace (then called Mill End Row)in 1901, however none of them have house names or numbers so trying to match one family up to each house has so far been tricky! I guess house numbers/names just werent needed at the time or were not recorded on the census.

Does anyone using this site live here as a child? have relatives who used to live here?Or know someone who did?

Any information would be very gratefully accepted.

Thanks! Laura.

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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Thanks for your help again, much appreciated! There is so much history just in this one road, I shall be researching forever I think!

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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Thank you so much, I was trying to work out which way the census was written down, north-south or south-north so thank you for your help. I can get access to the deeds for 3 of the houses so I am hoping that they will enlighten me further!
One of my ultimate goals is to find a picture of Millend Row before the row was built, im not entirely sure of the exact date of building, the largest house dates from somewhere in the 1700s but the rest of the terrace was added during the 1800's,I am well aware that such a photograph probably doesnt exist, but I wont give up hope!

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)

One of my ultimate goals is to find a picture of Millend Row before the row was built, im not entirely sure of the exact date of building, the largest house dates from somewhere in the 1700s but the rest of the terrace was added during the 1800's,I am well aware that such a photograph probably doesnt exist, but I wont give up hope!

I think you will be very lucky to find any before about 1850, Fox Talbot ( regarded by many as the inventor of modern photography) was capturing images around the late 1830's. A painting might exist :-)

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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

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My x Grandad William WICKENDEN was their next door neighbour (in previous thread)

How far have you got back?

By checking Gloucestershirebmd

WHITE - the mother's maiden name is KNOCKER

Augusta Maria - 1863 - all Forest of Dean, Westbury on Severn
Arthur WATTS WHITE - 1864
Agnes Mary - 1866
Dora - 1869
Edward - 1869
Cuthbert - 1872
Oliver Richard - 1875
George Walter - 1877
Reginald KNOCKER WHITE - 1879

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The baptism children of Stephen WHITE and Marianne BRIDGE WHITE - are in the records on this site at the Newnham and Blakeney Tabernacle as is Stephens' baptism

Stephen Adolphus WHITE - 5 October 1834, (born 20 December 1832) parents: Daniel & Maria

(his siblings are in the records on this site: the first one starts in 1813 )

Richard WATTS WHITE

- and from the Gloucestershire Marriage Index CD/+ Ancestry

Daniel WHITE married Maria WATTS at Stroud - 22 November 1813

married with consent of all parties: witnesses: Richard WATTS, Anne and John HENDY?
and Stephen HOWELL (Stephen HOWELL buried 11 May 1816 aged 60 - 30 years the Parish Clerk at Stroud)

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and by googling this couple:

The Monthly Magazine, 1813

Mr Daniel WHITE of Blakeney to Maria eldest daughter of Mr Richard WATTS of Stroud.

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1830 Pigots Directory for Stoud (on the net)

WATTS: Richard & Edward - place: Walbridge: Millers (Grinders)

also the 1820 Pigots Directory for Stroud

has the WATTS family: as Fancy Dyers

and a Richard WATTS - Attorney

These can be found on

Stroud trade directories - John & Marion Hearfield

1820-1963

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1841 Census, Wallbridge, Stroud, Gloucestershire

Richard WATTS 60-64 (buried 30 October 1847 aged 71)
Edward WATTS 59 - 63 (buried 15 February 1847 aged 70)
Susan WATTS 65-69 (Susanna - buried 30 August 1849 aged 79)
Elizabeth WATTS 61-65
Rebecca MOORE 4-44
Matilda MOORE 40-44
Anne DICKENSON 20-24

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1851 Census
Upton Cum Chalvery, Buckingham
District: Eton

Mary Ann KNOCKER aged 12 born England is a pupil at : Upton Cum Chalvey, Buckinghamshire - Eton District

(Christening at Holy Trinity Hull - 21 May 1838.

Marrianne Bridge KNOCKER, parents: William and Augusta Ann

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Freedom

Marriage March Qtr 1860 - Hull, District (which is in the East Riding of Yorkshire)

Stephen Adolphus WHITE
Marianna BRIDGE KNOCKER

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1871 Census, Awre

WHITE

Stephen A - 38 - born Awre Gloucestershire
Marinna B - 32 - born Hull End, Gloucestershire (Hull is up North)
Charles E - born Awre
Augusta M - 7 - born Awre
Authur W - 6 - born Awre
William P - 3 - born Awre
Wilfred S - 0 - born Awre

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1861 Awre Gloucestershire

High Street

WHITE

Stephen - 28 - born Blakeney
Mariane - 22 - born Hull, Yorkshire
Augusta A KNOCKER - 37 - sister-in-law - born Harwick, Essex
+
servant

Elizabeth POLLARD - 17 - born North Cerney.

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Family Search

Marianne Bridge KNOCKER - christened 21 May 1838
Holy Trinity Hull, York

parents: William KNOCKER and Augusta Ann

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1841 Census,
Sculcoates, Yorkshire, East Riding
Sylvester Street

Mary HICKS - 50-54 born Yorkshire
Sarah HICKS - 20-24
Josh HICKS - 12 - born out of Country
Wm KNOCKER - 45-49 - ditto
Augusta -15-19 - ditto
Emily - 5 - ditto

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On the 'net'

Family of Thomas BRIDGE & Margaret WRIGHT Victims' Voice

(has a drawing of Thomas BRIDGE (Navy uniform) and Headstone of Margaret WRIGHT

Thomas BRIDGE - 1772-1858
Margaret WRIGHT - 1768-1826

Augusta Ann BRIDGE - married William KNOCKER

and she died - 28 May 1839 aged 37-38 in Essex.

Various website on this family

says: William KNOCKER born 18 December 1794 was the brother of Commander John Beddingfield KNOCKER.

John was born in Dover Kent - and his brother William KNOCKER (born 1 April 1793) was a Lieut. in the Navy

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Google:

A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Knocker, William - Wikisource, the

This tells you all about William and his service

He married

Augusta Ann BRIDGE - daughter of Capt. Thos. BRIDGE and they had 9 children.

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By Searching the National Archives

Google : A2a

and search of William KNOCKER

Will of William KNOCKER - Gentleman of Dover - 7 August 1847

His Will can be downloaded for £3.45

A couple of witnesses at the Marriage of Daniel WHITE to Maria WATTS at Stroud - 22 November 1813

were: John & Anne HENDY

Forest of Dean records

John HENDY of Lydney married Ann WHITE at Awre - 6 December 1810 by Licence

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5 December 1810

John HENDY, Grocer of Lydney
Ann WHITE, of Awre
Marriage by: Bond
he signs
witness 1: Thomas WHITE a Grocer of Lydney
Sealed and delivered in the presence of: Matthew PROCTOR: Surrogate
Event type: Marriage Bond

Memoranda: The groom and Thomas WHITE are bound in the sum of £200 to marry at Awre

children

Thomas - 1813
John - 1815
Amelia - 1817
Mary Grove - 1824
and Hannah Cullimore HENDY in 1828 at North Nibley

1851 Census, Saint Luke Middx

John HENDY - 58 - born Thornbury
Ann HENDY - 63 - born Blakeney
John HENDY - 38 - son - born Blakeney (Foreman of Labourers Dock London)

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John HENDY is discussed on

18 High Street - Thornbury Roots (use the search button: HENDY) and go down to No. 18 High Street

Thomas HENDY married Amelia CULLIMORE in Thornbury - 6 February 1792

Thornbury Roots

http://www.thornburyroots.co.uk

There are quite a few references in the BNA to a William KNOCKER of Dover, including his election as Mayor in 1832. There are also references to a John B. KNOCKER of Dover, including his apparent period as a bank manager. If these are of interest I can list a few details.

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