Hi Again Susan, As you probably know the last owner prior to the Mill ceasing operation in 1875 was a YOUDS. In the 1871 census in Upton Road, Bidston lived..- Robert YOUDS, h, m, 49, farmer of 12 acres & miller, emp 2 boys, Woodchurch cheshire Ann, wife, 53, Bidston Margaret HALE, unm, niece, 20, Bidston Charles COTRELL, servant, unm, 16, labourer, Oxton Walter JONES, servant, unm, 14, Claughton Whether he's yours is another question! Sue ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan Mutch" <susan.mutch@gmail.com> To: <BIRKENHEAD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:18 PM Subject: [BKHD-Wirral] YOUDS - Bidston Mill - and MUTCH (Lower Meols/West Kirby, Bidston, Oxton) > Would anyone be able to tell me the first name of the last miller at > Bidston > Mill? I believe he was a Mr. Youds, and I believe his daughter is my > great > great grandmother. From what we know so far, it looks like her name was > Mary (b. 1829 approx), who married a Thomas Mutch (b. 1825 approx in Lower > Meols/West Kirby area). They in turn had at least 7 children that I know > of > born in either Bidston or Oxton: John, Thomas, William, Mary, Joseph (my > g > grandfather), Elizabeth and Jane. > > Although I have not found a marriage certificate yet to confirm that Mary, > the spouse of Thomas Mutch, is actually a YOUDS, anecdotal evidence from > now > deceased relatives has her as a YOUDS and the daughter of the miller at > Bidston Mill, the last of which I've also confirmed to be a YOUDS - so it > definitely appears that there's a connection somewhere down the line. As > there are a couple of different YOUDS branches on the census, I'd be > really > grateful if anyone knew the millers first name so I could try and narrow > my > search down further. > > Also, if anyone has any details on the MUTCH side I would also love to > hear. > > Many thanks, > > Susan Mutch > > > ==== BIRKENHEAD Mailing List ==== > Our list Web site with links useful for Wirral genealogy > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~liverpool/BIRKENHEAD-WIRRAL.html > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >

Hi Listers, Just wondering about Bidston Mill. How would anyone learn who were the millers at Bidston? Is there be a there a list somewhere? I read in a brief family history written years ago that my ggrandfather Henry Fairclough milled there. This may have been the mid to late 1860's. He later owned a bake shop in Birkenhead. How did the running of the mill work? Was there one miller who milled there at a specific time, or did they take turns? Sandy in Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue Rylands" <pub20009@blueyonder.co.uk> To: <BIRKENHEAD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 11:31 AM Subject: Re: [BKHD-Wirral] YOUDS - Bidston Mill - and MUTCH (Lower Meols/West Kirby, Bidston, Oxton) > Hi Again Susan, > > As you probably know the last owner prior to the Mill ceasing operation in > 1875 was a YOUDS. In the 1871 census in Upton Road, Bidston lived..- > > Robert YOUDS, h, m, 49, farmer of 12 acres & miller, emp 2 boys, Woodchurch > cheshire > Ann, wife, 53, Bidston > Margaret HALE, unm, niece, 20, Bidston > Charles COTRELL, servant, unm, 16, labourer, Oxton > Walter JONES, servant, unm, 14, Claughton > > Whether he's yours is another question! > > Sue > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Susan Mutch" <susan.mutch@gmail.com> > To: <BIRKENHEAD-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:18 PM > Subject: [BKHD-Wirral] YOUDS - Bidston Mill - and MUTCH (Lower Meols/West > Kirby, Bidston, Oxton) > > > > Would anyone be able to tell me the first name of the last miller at > > Bidston > > Mill? I believe he was a Mr. Youds, and I believe his daughter is my > > great > > great grandmother. From what we know so far, it looks like her name was > > Mary (b. 1829 approx), who married a Thomas Mutch (b. 1825 approx in Lower > > Meols/West Kirby area). They in turn had at least 7 children that I know > > of > > born in either Bidston or Oxton: John, Thomas, William, Mary, Joseph (my > > g > > grandfather), Elizabeth and Jane. > > > > Although I have not found a marriage certificate yet to confirm that Mary, > > the spouse of Thomas Mutch, is actually a YOUDS, anecdotal evidence from > > now > > deceased relatives has her as a YOUDS and the daughter of the miller at > > Bidston Mill, the last of which I've also confirmed to be a YOUDS - so it > > definitely appears that there's a connection somewhere down the line. As > > there are a couple of different YOUDS branches on the census, I'd be > > really > > grateful if anyone knew the millers first name so I could try and narrow > > my > > search down further. > > > > Also, if anyone has any details on the MUTCH side I would also love to > > hear. > > > > Many thanks, > > > > Susan Mutch > > > > > > ==== BIRKENHEAD Mailing List ==== > > Our list Web site with links useful for Wirral genealogy > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~liverpool/BIRKENHEAD-WIRRAL.html > > > > ============================== > > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > > > > > ______________________________