Family Vignette--John Watling Sayer, A Miller of Diss
Family Vignette--John Watling Sayer, A Miller of Diss John Watling Sayer was born around 1816 in East Bilney, Norfolk, England to John Sayer and his wife Elizabeth. He was baptized in Norwich on September 1, 1816. Very little is known about his parents, except that his father was a miller. In 1841, at the age of 25, he was a miller living in St. Margaret’s parish of Norwich. On April 6, 1841, he married Ann Guyton 1814-1891 at the parish church of Great Ellingham, Norfolk, England. Ann Guyton was the daughter of George Guyton 1787-1878 and Jane Adcock 1792-1875. John Watling Sayer is listed as a miller of Diss as early as 1854. John and Ann had 7 children. They were: 1. Sarah Ann Sayer 1842–1915 Eldest daughter married the eldest son of the mill owner William Frederick Chaplyn 2. Maria Elizabeth Sayer 1843–1911 married Arthur Agus Sayer 1844-1906, also a miller. 3. ...