32 Mill Lane, Linton

32 Mill Lane, The Mill House, Linton

History of The Mill House

Listed Building:

House, formerly the mill house. Mid to late C19, possibly an addition to an C18 house.

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1881 2 Mill Cottage

George Grayston, 38, miller, b Castle Camps

Cecilia,

Charles H, 14, employed in kitchen, b Essex

William, 13, employed in corn miller, b Essex

Kate, 8,

James, 6,

Annie E, 5,

Ada, 2,

Harry P, 1,

In 1851 John Grayston was a journeyman miller at the Mill House in Castle Camps.

In 1861 the family were at the mill in Wicken, Essex

In 1871 the family were at the mill in Little Linton

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1891 Mill Lane, 1 Nicholls Cottages

George Grayston, 48, miller, b Castle Camps

Cecilia, 50, b Suffolk

Kate, 18, b Essex

Harry, 11, b Essex

Cecilia, 3, b Essex

Walter, 8 mos, b Essex

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1901

George Grayston, 58, foreman in flour mill, b Castle Camps

Cecilia, 60, b Suffolk

Ada, 22, dressmaker, b Linton

Cecilia, 13, b Linton

Walter George, 11, b Linton

Kate Flowerdem, daughter, 28, b Linton

Dorothy Flowerdem, 3, b Eaton Socon

Ellen Flowerdem, 1, b Eaton Socon

In 1911 George and Cecilia were living in Eaton Socon.

Walter would go on to train as a gardener and after WWI became head gardener at Anglesey Abbey. He died in 1957 and is buried with his wife at Lode.