▁of ▁land ▁in ▁S ne inton . ▁On ▁this ▁plot ▁of ▁land ▁he ▁built ▁a ▁" br ick ▁wind ▁corn ▁mill ", ▁now ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁Green ' s ▁Wind mill . ▁It ▁was ▁techn olog ically ▁impress ive ▁for ▁its ▁time , ▁but ▁required ▁nearly ▁twenty - four - hour ▁maintenance , ▁which ▁was ▁to ▁become ▁George ▁Green ' s ▁bur den ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁twenty ▁years . ▁ ▁Ad ult ▁life ▁ ▁Miller ▁ ▁Just ▁as ▁with ▁b aking , ▁Green ▁found ▁the ▁respons ib ilities ▁of ▁operating ▁the ▁mill ▁anno ying ▁and ▁ted ious . ▁Gra in ▁from ▁the ▁fields ▁was ▁arriv ing ▁continu ously ▁at ▁the ▁mill ' s ▁door step , ▁and ▁the ▁s ails ▁of ▁the ▁wind mill ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁constantly ▁adjust ed ▁to ▁the ▁wind speed , ▁both ▁to ▁prevent ▁damage ▁in ▁high ▁wind s , ▁and ▁to ▁maxim ise ▁rot ational ▁speed ▁in ▁low ▁wind s . ▁The ▁mill st ones ▁that ▁would ▁continu ously ▁gr ind ▁against ▁each ▁other , ▁could ▁wear ▁down ▁or ▁cause ▁a ▁fire ▁if ▁they ▁ran ▁out ▁of ▁gra in ▁to ▁gr ind . ▁Every ▁month ▁the ▁stones , ▁which ▁we ighed ▁over ▁a ▁ton , ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁be ▁replaced ▁or ▁rep a ired . ▁ ▁Family ▁life ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 3 ▁Green ▁formed ▁a ▁relationship ▁with ▁Jane ▁Smith , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁William ▁Smith , ▁h ired ▁by ▁Green ▁Senior ▁as ▁mill ▁manager . ▁Although ▁Green ▁and ▁Jane ▁Smith ▁never ▁married , ▁Jane ▁eventually