History of Bradfield

Bradfield, the Village c1955
Reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection.

History of Bradfield >> White's Directory 1848

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

If you wish to trace any of these people on the census returns, the nearest census date for this 1848 directory is the 1851 census. This can be obtained from ancestry.co.uk: 1851 England Census; or, genesreunited.co.uk: 1851 census

Note: the directory lists the names in the following order: Surname, First Name. It also abbreviates names. These have been reversed and typed in full to assist research.

Lewis Agassiz, Esq., Stour Lodge
William Anderton, maltster
Edward Bloom, saddler
Elizabeth Buttrum, National School
Charles Byford, marine store dealer
Benjamin Carrington, high constable
Rev. John Edward Carter B.A., rector
Mrs. Ann Constable, White House
John Cousins, tailor and parish clerk
William Everett, horse dealer
John Finer, foreman
Joseph Goss, butcher
Robert Kerridge, wheelwright
Dixey Polley, gardener, etc.
Jonathan Porter, gloves and breeches maker
Thomas Scott, victualler, Plough
John Sparrow, market gardener

Farmers.
Thomas Abrey, Nether Hall
John Balls
John Balls, jun.
Robert Birch Brown, (and miller), Tower Mill
James English, (and miller)
James Fearis, Bradfield Lodge
James Gentry
William Knopp
Sarah Green, Rag Marsh
James Hardy, Jaques Hall
James Hardy Nunn
Edward Sheldrake, (and miller), Hall

Bakers.
William Balls
George Cocksedge
Charles Tweed

Beerhouses.
Jane Cutting
Thomas Goss
George Vincent

Blacksmiths.
Charles Byford
James Lord
John Scrivener
George Vincent

Boot and Shoe Makers.
Abraham Cant
Benjamin Cant
George Cant
Samuel Fox
John Spink
James Smith

Carpenters.
William Buttrum
Abraham Tweed

Grocers, etc.
George Blogg
George Cocksedge
Henry Kerridge
James Lott