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History of Althorne

Althorne, the Corner c1955
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History of Althorne >> White's Directory 1863

White's Directory of Essex 1863 - list of inhabitants.

If you wish to trace any of these people on the census returns, the nearest census date for this 1863 directory is the 1861 census. There are a number of commercial providers of census returns. These include:

• ancestry.co.uk
• genesreunited.co.uk
• findmypast.co.uk

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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James Anthony, blacksmith
John Beard, baker, etc.
Samuel Bridge, wheelwright
Thomas Brockis, butcher and beerhouse
William Carter, carpenter, etc.
Joseph Harris, blacksmith
Mr Benjamin Howe
Joseph Linn, builder and victualler, Black Lion
Rev. Henry Mawson Milligan, B.A., Vicarage
David Nichols, clothier (and Maldon)
John Panton, parish clerk
Joseph Potter, wheelwright
Samuel Read, carpenter
Arthur Thomas Schreiber, Esq., Stokes Hall
Thomas Daniel Fearon Tatham, Esq., Lodge
Thomas Francis Wilson, Esq., Mansion House

Althorne
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Farmers.
Ernest Barratt
Samuel Clift
Mary Ann Howe
Henry George Kemp, Grosses
George Linn
Charles Millard, Bridge Marsh
George Nix
William Russell
Frederick William Witney

Shoemakers.
Samuel Beard
Robert Dean

Shopkeepers.
Samuel Beard
Mary Carter and Eliza Carter
Thomas Wicks

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