Archive for January 15th, 2009

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

Trouble at Detton Mill, Neen Savage in 1810

In 1810 the Whatmore family had been the tenants of Detton Mill in the parish of Neen Savage, Shropshire, for  74 years. The initial lease had been taken out by James Whatmore (born 1697 at Cleobury Mortimer)  in 1736. When he died in 1781 the tenancy passed  to his son James (born  1724 at Stottesdon). […]

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