History of Little Leighs

Little Leighs, Leez Priory, the inner gatehouse 1903
Reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection.

History of Little Leighs >> 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.

St. John's Church, Little Leighs
Reproduced courtesy of Footsteps.
Quality reproductions of old photographs.

Joseph Francis, shopkeeper
Rev. J. Jenkins M.A., curate
Benjamin Mann, baker

Farmers.
Thomas Archer
Mary Fuller
John Barnard, Warren
Thomas Clapton, Warrocks
John Porter, Priory
Hugh Simons, Little Leighs Hall