On 18/07/2013 20:24, Steve Hayes wrote: > One of my ancestors is described in the 1851 census as a "sworn corn miler". > > Anyone know what that is? > > I assume that "miler" is a misspelling of "miller", but though I'bve heard of > sworn appraisers, I've never heard of a sworn corn miller before. I presume your ancestor was Thomas Stooke. I am not convinced that the word is "sworn" - I think it is "Severn." Not sure how much that helps! -- Jenny M Benson

On Thu, 18 Jul 2013 21:23:25 +0100, Jenny M Benson <nemonews@hotmail.co.uk> wrote: >On 18/07/2013 20:24, Steve Hayes wrote: >> One of my ancestors is described in the 1851 census as a "sworn corn miler". >> >> Anyone know what that is? >> >> I assume that "miler" is a misspelling of "miller", but though I'bve heard of >> sworn appraisers, I've never heard of a sworn corn miller before. > >I presume your ancestor was Thomas Stooke. He was, but how did you know that? Or was he unique in being the only corn miler in all the world, and not a mere device, and therefore easy to find? >I am not convinced that the word is "sworn" - I think it is "Severn." >Not sure how much that helps! -- Steve Hayes Web: http://hayesgreene.wordpress.com/ http://hayesgreene.blogspot.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/afgen/