The Windmill, Dudley Road Duffells /Duffields

[Amanda Wright]

hi
Does anybody know what happened to the Duffell/Duffield Family that used to run the Windmill back around 1950 ?
They are relatives of my mother and we are trying to track down any descendants .
Thankyou
Amanda
xx

 

[Astonian]

hi amanda ;
yes i can recall them but sadley i cannot say where they went to and old stan kirby worked for them a great family
and stan was a great head barman the wind mill is a very much a old haunt of mind it was when i was young and even more so when i got older
in my younger days my mates adams ; frisby used to get there and wait until 10 oclock opening in the morning and drink until lunch time
then back at 5.30 tea time opening every day of the week ;
they ran a very good stannard and clean pub and was a nonese performance pub and always had the grand fire place alight
with the coal fire for customers day and night ;they had respect astonian;;;;

 

[Amanda Wright]

Hi )
Do you remember what their christian names were by any chance ? Long shot I know !
My Great Grandad was A Thomas Duffell.
We are having a bit of an issue trying to decide when they went from Duffield to Duffell, as it seems to vary through the years.
I believe the ones at the Windmill used Duffell ?

 

[Stitcher]

An elderly couple I have known for a number of years used to run The Windmill. They are both still alive so I will only reveal their christian names, Grace and Harry.

 

[Amanda Wright]

Hi
I will have to ask my Mum then. if she knew a Grace or Harry Duffell /Duffield. May be them that you know.
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[Stitcher]

Grace and Harry have a son aged about 45 now, but he was a schoolchild when he lived at the pub.

 

[G G Jean]

Trevor I think the son went to school with my twins before his parents took over The Windmill. Did he have blonde hair and loved competitive football?. I think I have a photo of him?. Jean.