The Mills Archive - Directory of Kent Mill People
Name	m/f	Trade	Date	Place	Co	Notes	Source
ADAMS  family	m	miller	1872	Sheerness   Marine Town windmill	Kent	100 acre windmill, last worked 1872; pulled down 1878	EL - Coles Finch
ADAMS  family		miller	1930	Bethersden     White Mill	Kent	built for them, owned by them until derelict 1930	EL
ALEXANDER  John	m	miller	no date	Herne     The Bay Mill	Kent		EL
ALLEN  Henry	m	miller	1839	Goudhurst	Kent		EL ex dir
ALLEN  J. B.	m	miller	1862	Biddenden	Kent		EL
ALLEN  R.		miller	1862	Lower Stoke	Kent		EL ex dir
ALLEN  Thomas	m	miller	1845	Northfleet	Kent		EL ex dir
ALLEN  Tickner & Allen		miller	1852	Stade, Hythe	Kent		EL ex dir
ALLIN  William	m	miller	1550	Frittenden     Maplehurst Watermill	Kent	w Katherine, fed poor, sold corn 1/2 price; read scriptures to people +	EL-Martyrs of Ken. J. H. Wood 1885
ALLIN  William & w Catherine	m	miller	1557 Jun 18	Frittenden     Maplehurst Watermill	Kent	sent to prison; both burnt @ Maidstone	EL-Martyrs of Ken. J. H. Wood 1885
ALWEN  J.		miller	1862	Cudham   Pimlico Mill   Biggin Hill	Kent		EL ex dir
AMOS  Thomas	m	miller	1839-1852	Ospringe     Water Lane Mill	Kent		EL
ANDREWS  Stephen	m	miller	1845	Brook	Kent	With Richard Punyer	EL ex dir
ANDREWS  Stephen	m	miller	1845-1862	Shepherdswell	Kent		EL ex dir
ANSCOMBE  Allen  snr	m	miller	1790 abt	Rotherhithe	Kent	b about 1764 ; d 1823 at Hampton  Mdx	El
ANSCOMBE  S. R.	m	miller	1921/22	East Malling	Kent	N.A.B.I.M.	EL
ANSELL Henry 26 m b Bromley KEN  corn m	m	miller	1881	Deptford St Paul 15 Clandon St	Kent	cw Ellen & family	RG11 0713 f 44 p 10
ANSELL William 30 b Barking Sry corn miller	m	miller	1881	Deptford St Paul 27 Vance St	Kent	cw Julia 29 + William 6 bbD+ Julia 4 James 2 bb Greenwich +vis Nelly SULLIVAN 20 unm b D & her inf d ANSELL or SULLIVAN	RG11 0708 f122 p52
ARCHER	m	paper	1740 bef	Dartford   paper mill	Kent	followed BLACKWELL after death of John SPILMAN	Shorter `Ken paper Mills'
ARCHER  ?	m	paper	1841	Dartford   Spilman's Paper Mill	Kent	papermaker	EL
ARCHER  Peter	m	papermaker	1733	Chatham	Kent	Had new paper mill	EL
ARCHER  Peter	m	paper	1708	Paper Mills, Sittingbourne	Kent	married	EL
ARCHER  Peter of Sittingbourne	m	paper	1733	Chartham	Kent	ins paper mill `on other side of river'	Shorter `Ken paper Mills'
ARCHER  Richard	m	paper	1740	Dartford   paper mill	Kent	bankrupt & mill & premises for Sale	Shorter `Ken paper Mills'
ARCHER  Richard	m	paper	1736	Dartford   Quelch's Paper Mill	Kent	held mill; declared bankrupt 1746	EL
ARNOLD  G.M.  (of Gravesend)		Owner	1890 abt	Shame Hill Mill, Sherne	Kent	Used as astronomical observatory.  1930 derelict (ref. Coles Finch)	EL - Coles Finch
ARNOLD  W	m	millwright	1851	Lamberhurst    Hurst Green	Kent		TY ex 1851 Kelly
ARNOLD  W. & Sons Ltd		miller	1921 / 2	Paddock Wood	Kent		NABIM
ASBEE  E.	m	miller	1852	Pluckley	Kent		EL
ASHBEE  R.		miller	1852	Pluckley	Kent		EL ex dir
ASHBY		Owner	1858-1875	Ide   Post Mill	Kent		EL
ASHBY  ?	m	miller	1858-75	Ide     Post Mill	Kent	Owner	EL
ASHBY  Henry	m	miller	1839	Tunbridge Wells     Culverden Mill	Kent	1870 demolished (ref.  Coles Finch)	EL ex dir
ASHBY  R.		miller	1862	New Romney	Kent		EL ex dir
Ashby  William	m	miller	1845	Knockholt	Kent		EL ex dir
ATHERFOLD  William	m	miller	1686	Sundridge	Kent	Wife Elizabeth, father of George	EL
ATTWELL Joseph 29 m b Portsmouth Ham	m	miller	1881	Deptford St Paul 12 Victory St	Kent	cw Kate & family	RG11 0712 f 116 p 3
AUSTEN  J.F. (of Horsmonden)	m	miller	1864	Sevenoaks	Kent	Purchased Tubs Hill, Sevenoaks	EL - Coles Finch
AUSTIN  J.			1852	Rodmersham Green	Kent	Ref. Coles-Finch	EL ex dir
AUSTIN  Mr.	m	miller	1860	Chatham    Star Mill (prev. Austin's MIll)	Kent	Miller & cornfactor	EL
AYNSCOMB  Mr.	m	Miller	1860	Ide Hill	Kent	Last miller until it burnt down in 1860	EL
BACON  Matthew	m	miller	1845-90	Chatham    Bacon's / Bebey's Mill	Kent		EL
BAILEY  John	m	miller	1845	Staplehurst	Kent	Windmill	EL
BAILEY  John	m	papermkr	1690	Canterbury    Paper Mill	Kent	Married at St. Mary Northgate	EL
BAILEY  John of St Mary Northgate	m	paper	1690	Canterbury	Kent	married	Shorter `Ken paper Mills'
BAIZDON  Thomas	m	miller	1716 Sep 15	Blackheath	Kent	Burial	EL
BAIZDON  William	m	miller	1737 Oct 30	Blackheath	Kent	Burial	EL
BAKER  Arthur	m	papermkr	1914	Greenhithe    Empire Mills	Kent		EL
BAKER  Arthur	m	papermkr	1914 aft	Northfleet	Kent	Poached by Bowaters	EL
BAKER  Eli unm 22 b Seddlescombe Ssx	m	miller	1881	Deptford St Paul 9 Clandon St	Kent	lodger c Albert WHITE miller qv	RG11 0713 f 45 p 11
BAKER  Ernest W.	m	miller	1922 abt	Bekesbourne   Mill	Kent	Last owner	EL - Benham
BAKER  G.	m	miller	1845	Rodmersham Green	Kent		EL
BAKER  James	m	miller	1839-45	Sandwich	Kent		EL
BALDOCK Frederick	m	miller	1845	Lower Stoke	Kent		EL
BALDOCK Mr.	m	miller	1769 bef	Frindsbury     Little (Manwarings) Mill	Kent		EL
BALDWIN  Josiah	m	miller	?	Shepherdswell (or Sibertswold)	Kent		EL - Coles Finch
BALL  Robert	m	miller	1589 Jul 16	Herne    mill	Kent	RB the miller `taken away in tHun der'	SPAB Millers at Herne
BALLARD  Richard	m	miller	1799-1845	Hoo Common      Ballard's Mill	Kent	Built and worked mill, mill worked by 3 generations of familly, derelict 1905	EL
BALSTON  William	m	papermkr	1800 abt	Maidstone     Springfield Paper Mill	Kent	Built mill	EL
BANISTER  C. J.	m	owner	1908-22	Wittersham     Old Post Mill	Kent	Fan tail blown off in gale, sold for demolition 1922	EL - Coles Finch
BANISTER  W	m	millwright	1851	Canterbury   82 Northgate St	Kent		TY ex Kelly
BANKS  E. A.	m	miller	?	Margate    Town Mill	Kent	For 50 years	EL
BANKS  J.	m	miller	1852	Margate    The Old Mill (Drapers)	Kent		EL
BANNISTER  C. J.	m	miller	1912	Sandhurst    Bodian Water Mill	Kent		EL - Coles Finch
BANNISTER  Henry	m	miller	1839-52	Downe   Gorringes Farm	Kent		EL
BANNISTER  Thomas	m	paper	1714	Canterbury	Kent	appr to Richard WELLARD	Shorter `Ken paper Mills'
BANNISTER  Thomas (of River)	m	App paperm	1800 bef	Canterbury   Paper Mills	Kent	App. to Richard Wellard	EL
BAR  William	m	miller	1726	Bromley	Kent	Burial of d. Sarah from the windmill	EL
BARLING  James	m	miller	1839-45	Warehorne	Kent		EL
BARLING  Lester	m	miller	1878	Warehorne	Kent		EL
BARNARD  J.	m	miller	1878	Milton Regis    Meade Mill	Kent		EL
BARNETT  John	m	miller	1839	Newnham	Kent		EL
BARR  Mr.	m	miller	1898	Deal	Kent	Smock Mill	EL
BARRETT Rev. H. A.	m	miller	1868-70	Eastling	Kent		EL
BARTLETT  & Son	m	miller	1850 abt	Petham    Mill & workhouse Milld Downs	Kent	Moved to StelLing Minnis by Barltett & Son	EL
BARTLETT  John	m	miller	1871-76	Stelling Minnis    Brambleton Mill	Kent	Moved to StelLing Minnis by Barltett & Son	EL - Coles Finch
BARTON  J.	m	miller	1852	Benenden     Beacon Mill	Kent		EL
BARTON  W. W.	m	miller	1852	Ide Hill	Kent	Post Mill	EL
BARTON  William	m	corn factor	1845-52	Chevening	Kent		EL
BASSETT John	m	miller	1845-52	Edenbridge	Kent		EL
BASSETT Mr.	m	miller	1858-75	Ide Hill	Kent	Post Mill	EL
BATCHELOR  Mrs. J. E.	f	miller	1852	Cobham   Darnley's Mill	Kent		EL
BATES  John	m	owner	?	Milton Regis   Meade Mill	Kent		EL
BATES  T.	m	miller	1862	Sandwich   Black Mill	Kent		EL
BAX  R.	m	miller	1862	Bekesbourne	Kent		EL
BAX Thomas hm 45 b Woodnesborough KEN	m	miller	1881	Deptford St Paul   13 Reginald Rd (sic)	Kent	&w Sophia 50 b Sevenoaks	RG11 0701 55 p 17
BAXTER  William	m	miller	1699	Maidstone	Kent		EL
BEARD  Richard	m	miller	?	Herne Bay     Mill	Kent		EL
BEARD  Samuel	m	miller	1839	Canterbury St. Martin's Mill, Bucks Windmill	Kent		EL
BELSEY  F. F.	m	miller	1839 bef	Rochester   Boys or Belsey's Mill, Star Hill	Kent		EL
BELSEY  Isaac	m	miller	1839	Rochester   Boys or Belsey's Mill, Star Hill	Kent		EL
BENNET  Mr.	m	miller	1810 abt	Barming      Heath Mill	Kent	Owner/ miller	EL
BENNETT  George	m	miller	1921-22	Borough Green    Platt Mills	Kent	N.A.B.I.M.	EL
BENNETT  James	m	miller	?	Faversham    Hangman's Lane	Kent		EL
BENNINGTON George 19 unm b D	m	miller	1881	Deptford St Paul 16 Friendly St East Side	Kent	with f Robert & Frances & s Lily	RG11 0712 f 37 p 14
BENTLEY  John Henry	m	millwright	1842 bef	Rochester	Kent		EL
BENTON  G. K.	m	miller	1928	Pluckley	Kent	Bought Mill	EL
BEULL  William	m	miller	1839	Boughton under Blean	Kent		EL
BIGGLESTONE  W.	m	miller	1862	Heath    Fullers Mill	Kent		EL
BILL  F. G.	m	miller	1880-1900	Worth	Kent	Mill pulled down 1903	EL - Coles Finch
BILLING  Mr.	m	miller	1883 aft	Sandwich   Black Mill	Kent	Mill burnt down 1910, "God's punishment for constantly  working on Sundays	EL - Coles Finch
BILLS  T.	m	miller	1900 bef	Aldington	Kent		EL
BIRCH  G	m	miller	1841	Wittersham       ? watermill	Kent	`probably lived & worked at Wittersham mill    ? water	K F Ascott's list
BIRCH  Mr.	m	miller	1803	Goudhurst    Town Mill	Kent		EL
BIRCH  S.	m	miller	1862	Wittersham   Old Post Mill	Kent		EL
BIRCH  S.	m	miller	1862	Lydd    The New Mill	Kent		EL
BIRCH  Stephen	m	miller	1861 & 1871	Wittersham      Stocks windmill	Kent	1871 had Sarah 16 Wilby 14 Edith 8 Lotty 6 Chas 3 St 1	K F Ascott's list
BIRCH  Stephen	m	miller	1856	Wittersham      Stocks windmill	Kent	b Lydd; of milling family;  m;  d Sarah b 1856	K F Ascott's list
BISSON  Daniel	m	miller	1776	Bromley by Bow	Kent	Father & Son, Hugeonots, House Mill, Three Mills	EL
BLACKWELL  Ralph	m	paper	1666/7	Dartford   paper mill	Kent	was married	Shorter `Ken paper Mills'
BLACKWELL Ralph	m	papermkr	1666-67	Dartford    Spilman's Papermill	Kent		EL
BLINKHORN  John	m	miller	1830 abt	Maidstone	Kent		EL
BLINKHORN  Robert	m	miller	1800	Peneden Heath	Kent	Probably last miller	EL
BOLDOCK  Mr.	m	miller	1769 bef	Frindsbury     Little (Manwarings) Mill	Kent		EL
BONNY  Alexander	m	miller	1769	Ulcombe  mill	Kent	b 17 Dec 1699 d 1776 will made 1769 when miller	I Wilson  Parkstone BH14 8DL
BOORMAN  Charles	m	miller	1845	Headcorn	Kent		EL
BOORMAN  Mr.	m	miller	1845	Hartlip    Friday's Mill	Kent	Last to work mill, destroyed by fire June 1887	EL
BOORMAN  Mr.	m	miller	1807	Tenterden   Ashbourne mill	Kent	Built Mill	EL - Coles Finch
BOORMAN  Thomas Jnr.	m	miller	1874 aft	Northfleet    Rosterville Mill	Kent		EL
BOORMAN  Thomas Sen.	m	miller	1874 bef	Northfleet    Rosterville Mill	Kent	Leased then purchased mill	EL
BOORMAN  William	m	miller	1839	Headcorn	Kent		EL
BOORMAN  William	m	miller	1874 aft	Northfleet    Rosterville Mill	Kent		EL
BOUCHER  (family)		miller	?	Sutton Valence	Kent		EL - Coles Finch
BOUCHER  Mr.	m	miller	1860	Bredhurst    Naylors Mill	Kent		EL
BOWATER  William Vansitart	m	papermaker	?	Northfleet	Kent		EL
BOWL William hm 53 b Buckfastleigh Dev	m	miller	1881	Deptford St Paul    2 Reginald St	Kent	& family inc ss William S23 Walter J 22 bb Plymouth Dev; all miller HM service	RG11 0701 47 p 1
BOWLES  Stephen	m	miller	1833	Barming     Barming Heath Mill	Kent	Leased mill for 1 year from William Jefferys	EL
BRAME Alfred (of Stoneholt & Co	m	miller	1878	Knockholt	Kent		EL ex dir
BRAND J	m	miller	1852	Westerham	Kent		EL ex Coles Finch
BRENCHLEY John	m	miller	1862	Lympne	Kent		EL ex dir
BREWER Rev	m	miller	?	Dymchurch	Kent	owned mill there;  no date	EL
BREWIN Alfred hm 44 b Wisbech Cam	m	miller	1881	Deptford St Paul  27 Berthorn Rd	Kent	& w Sarah & family	RG11 0702 71 p10
BRICE Gilderoy	m	miller	?	Herne Bay   The Bay Mll	Kent	sold to T B GAMBRILL of Petham for demolition; no date	EL
BRIDGE George	m	miller	1845	Rolvenden	Kent