Ancestors lost in the crowd?
New to family history research?
Perhaps these articles on our website may help:
Census 1841 - 1911
Birth, Death and Marriage Registration
The London Gazette
Newspaper archives
Trade Directories
History of Althorne
Althorne, the Corner c1955
Reproduced courtesy of Francis Frith.
History of Althorne >> 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. There are a number of commercial providers of census returns. These include:
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.
My ancestor lived here at this time, but why aren't they listed here? Answer: Not everyone appeared in a trade directory. Please read our Trade Directories article
Althorne
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Quality reproductions of old photographs.
John Panton, parish clerk
Henry George Kemp, farmer
Rev. henry Mawson Mulligan, B.A., vicar
Thomas Daniel Tatham, J.P., Althorne Lodge
James Andrews, farmer, Mansion House
Thomas Allen Brockis, Horseshoes PH
George English, grocer
Althorne
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Quality reproductions of old photographs.
William English, farmer, Green Lane Farm
George Golland, farmer
Joseph Harris, blacksmith and wheelwright
Joseph Linn, bricklayer
Mrs. Sarah Carter Pearson, Black Lion PH
Mrs. Thomas Wicks, grocer
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