History of Little Leighs

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

History of Little Leighs >> Post Office Directory 1874

Post Office Directory of Essex 1874 - list of inhabitants.

If you wish to trace any of these people on the census returns, the nearest census date for this 1874 directory is the 1871 census. This can be obtained from ancestry.co.uk: 1871 England Census; or, genesreunited.co.uk: 1871 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
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Quality reproductions of old photographs.

David Galley, parish clerk
Rev. John Green, M.A., rector, Rectory
Thomas Butcher, farmer
Benjamin Mann, baker and shopkeeper
Joseph Mann, beer retailer
Charles Porter, farmer, Priory Farm
J.G. Rust, farmer and dealer, Warren farm
Richard Simons, farmer, Little Leighs Hall
Abraham Smith, farmer, Maddocks Farm
Charles Willis, shopkeeper