History of Maldon

Maldon, the Hythe 1891
Reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection.

Feature articles

Story of Joseph Simmons, a Victorian pioneering balloonist who challenged danger but ultimately crashed and died near Maldon. >>more

White's Directory of Essex 1848

MALDON, or Malden, is an ancient borough, port, and handsome market towm, pleasantly and picturesquely situated on a commanding >>more - continues on two pages.

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

Maldon Criminal Cases

Court cases involving Maldon residents - ongoing project >>more.

More local history sources

Books featuring Maldon from Abebooks. Just click the logo. The search terms are already formatted for Maldon.

Search for Maldon 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 River, Maldon
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.

Maldon Council web site with local history information.

Maldon information web site with a history of Maldon.

Web site on Medieval Maldon.

Maldon Archaeology and History Mini Guide with information on Maldon History and Archaeology publications, and the Maldon Archaeological and Historical Group.

It's all about Maldon, with photographs and infomation on the history of Maldon.

Archeological history of Maldon on the Essex County Council's Unlocking Essex.

1881 Ordnance Survey Map from the British History Online web site (Essex: 054, Ordnance Survey 1:10,560: Epoch 1.0).

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

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.

Maldon
print published 1834