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History of Arkesden
History of Arkesden >> 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:
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
George Archer, victualler, Green Man
Caroline Fenner, schoolmistress
Rev. Thomas John Griffinhoofe, B.A., vicar
William Hayden, blacksmith
John Reed, carpenter
William Watson, parish clerk
Rev. Richard Birch Wolfe, Wood Hall
Farmers.
Nathan Bailey
Thomas Bailey
Joseph Ellis
Henry Griffin
Charles James Jay
Edwin Martin
John Nottage
Mary Pegram
John Stock
William Woodcock
Samuel Woodcock, Newland End
Arkesden
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Beerhouses.
Nathan Bailey
John Reed
Samuel Taylor
Shoemakers.
George Machon
Robert Smith
Shopkeepers.
George Archer
Abraham Patmore
William Pluck
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