History of Burnham-on-Crouch

Burnham-on-Crouch, Town Steps c1965
Reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection.

White's Directory of Essex 1848

BURNHAM, a small town, and a creek under the port of Maldon, is celebrated for its valuable oyster fishery >>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.

More local history sources

Books featuring Burnham-on-Crouch from Abebooks. Just click the logo. The search terms are already formatted for Burnham-on-Crouch.

Search for Burnham-on-Crouch 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

Burnham-on-Crouch
Reproduced courtesy of Footsteps.
Quality reproductions of old photographs.

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.

History of Burnham-on-Crouch and the surrounding area.

Brief archeological history of Burnham-on-Crouch on the Essex County Council's Unlocking Essex.

Family history website with information on the Veitch family and postcards of Burnham-on-Crouch.

Family history page with maps and photographs of Burnham-on-Crouch.

1881 Ordnance Survey Map from the British History Online web site (Essex: 071, Ordnance Survey 1:10,560: Epoch 1.0).

Ordnance Survey - type the place name in the gazetteer search box to view detailed map of Burnham-on-Crouch.

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.