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 Arkesden
History of Arkesden >> 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
Miss Hawkins, school mistress
Rev. Herbert Fearn, B.A.
Henry Paddison, Wood Hall
George Webb
Nathan Bailey, shopkeeper
Nathan Bailey, jun., higgler
Thomas Bailey, farmer, Becketts
Henry Beddall, farmer, Hobs Aerie
William Farnham, beer retailer
Ezra Francis, carrier
Henry Giffin, farmer, Severalls
Arkesden
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William Heyden, blacksmith
William Jeffrey, grocer
James Monk, Green Man PH
Samuel Negus, farmer
John Nottage, farmer, Rockells
Charles Pilgrim, blacksmith
William Pluck, shopkeeper
John Reed, Axe and Compasses PH, and carpenter
John Edward Smith, farmer, Parsonage Farm
Thomas Stock and John Stock, farmers, Chardwell
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