History of Chelmsford
Chelmsford, High Street 1892
Reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection.
White's Directory of Essex 1848
CHELMSFORD, the county town, is pleasantly situated near the centre of Essex, at the confluence of the rivers >>more (covers several pages and includes Springfield and Moulsham).
White's Directory of Essex 1848 - list of inhabitants (covers several pages and includes Springfield and Moulsham).
Chelmsford 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 Chelmsford.
More local history sources
Books featuring Chelmsford from Abebooks. Just click the logo. The search terms are already formatted for Chelmsford.
Search for Chelmsford 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.
Brief archeological history of Chelmsford on the Essex County Council's Unlocking Essex.
Web site of Chelmsford Museum and Essex Regiment Museums.
Web site with the history of Chelmsford Cathedral.
Web site of the Essex Police Musuem at Chelmsford.
Web site with the history of Chelmsford Workhouse.
1881 Ordnance Survey Map from the British History Online web site (Essex: 052, Ordnance Survey 1:10,560: Epoch 1.0).
Ordnance Survey - type the place name in the gazetteer search box to view detailed map of Chelmsford.
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.
Chelmsford from Springfield Hill
print published 1834
