Any one have info on Gould family once owned paper mill near Harvington around 1800 to 1840s? Regards Steven Gould

As there've been 2 or 3 different enquiries on this subject, it seemed better to reply to The list rather than miss anybody out... The Victoria County History of Worcestershire doesn't have very much - but parts of the following MAY be useful. VOLUME II [published 1906] Page 255 - 'general industry' - stated that there was insufficient space to deal with most industries, but DID mention a report of a Paper Mill at "Hurcote" [apparently in Kidderminster Parish, but it referred to the Hurcote Parish Registers] where a death was recorded in 1653. Page 408 - North & Middle Littleton "Papermaking was carried on here early in the nineteenth century, and became a somewhat important industry in the neighbourhood, employing many hands; but the business becoming unprofitable, the extensive buildings fell into ruin and were finally taken down." [nb. No mention under 'Harvington']. Volume III [published 1913] Page 167 - Kidderminster "... the hamlet of Hoobrook, where there is a (now disused) paper-mill." Page 210 - Stone "Paper and yarn-mills were formerly worked at Hoobrook, but are now disused." [I didn't realise that Hoobrook fell into two Parishes...] Page 179 - Kings Norton "The chief mnanufactures are paper ..." Page 418 - Inkberrow "Papermaking was carried on at Inkberrow during the first half of the 19th century, but the industry became extinct about 1850. The mills were at Midsummer Meadow, Pool Mill and Little Nobury, the last surviving a long time after the others were demolished." [Presumably this last referred to the buildings, rather than the trade.] Page 468 - Overbury "The Carrant Brook ... formerly supplied the power for paper, silk and corn-mills." Page 472 - Overbury "The paper-mill had disappeared before 1868 ..." Volume IV [published 1924, but largely completed by 1915] Pages 15-16 - Beoley "In 1650 there [was] ... a paper-mill in the occupation of Nicholas CLOWS, and another paper-mill called Seales Mill." Page 234 - Astley "Three ... mills ... on Glasshampton Brook were leased ... in 1739 (at which date they were paper-mills) ..." As far as the Ex-Par area called 'Paper Mills' in Wychbold is concerned, the only reference is: Volume III, page 58 "[in 1884] Paper Mills was transferred from Hampton Lovett to Dodderhill." [I find this hard to believe - but I've not attempted to check *their* references!] HTH Gus ----- Original Message ----- From: Steven Gould <Stevegol@gould.ndo.co.uk> To: <ENG-WORCESTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 7:45 PM Subject: Re: [WOR] RE: Paper Mill Replies > > Any one have info on Gould family once owned paper mill near Harvington > around 1800 to 1840s? > > > Regards > > Steven Gould > > > > ==== ENG-WORCESTER Mailing List ==== > Transcribers wanted for Worcestershire FreeREG > for more information see http://freereg.rootsweb.com > UK Census on-line > http://freecen.rootsweb.com/ > http://www.worcestershiresurnames.co.uk/ > >