History of Bowers Gifford

Smithy, Bowers Gifford
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White's Directory of Essex 1848

BOWERS GIFFORD, or Bures Gifford, a small village, 4 miles West South West of Rayleigh, has in its parish 249 souls, and 2606 acres of >>more.

White's Directory of Essex 1848 - list of inhabitants.

Post Office Directory of Essex 1874

Post Office Directory of Essex 1874 - list of inhabitants.

Bowers Gifford Snippets

When researching for this website we often find a little snippet of information on a location or subject which may be of interest. Here's one for Bowers Gifford.

More local history sources

Books featuring Bowers Gifford from Abebooks. Just click the logo. The search terms are already formatted for Bowers Gifford.

Search for Bowers Gifford census returns at ancestry.co.uk.

1841 England Census | 1851 England Census | 1861 England Census
1871 England Census | 1881 England Census | 1891 England Census
1901 England Census

The Essex Record Office: an excellent starting point for research. The ERO has an online catalogue by the name of SEAX and a database of Parish Records held in the ERO. Access to both via their home page.

1881 Ordnance Survey Map from the British History Online web site (Essex: 077, Ordnance Survey 1:10,560: Epoch 1.0).

Ordnance Survey - type the place name in the gazetteer search box to view detailed map of Bowers Gifford.

Images of England web site which has a photographic record of England's listed buildings - from the grandest house to the humblest cottage. Enter the town or village in the search box. Photographs are accompanied by a detailed architectural description of the property.