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 Asheldham
St. Lawrence's Church, Asheldham
©Robert Edwards
Photograph by kind permission of Robert Edwards,
contributor to the Geograph Project
History of Asheldham >> White's Directory 1848
White's Directory of Essex 1848 - list of inhabitants.
If you wish to trace any of these people on the census returns, the nearest census date for this 1848 directory is the 1851 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
Asheldham
Reproduced courtesy of Footsteps' Shop on Ebay.
Quality reproductions of old photographs.
Rev. James Badger M.A., curate of Asheldham and Maryland
William Bushell, miller (and Bradwell)
John Grice, farmer, Hall
George Grice, relieving officer
George Ketcher, farmer, Sandlings
Ambrose Lister, parish clerk
Thomas Smith Malden, farmer, New Hall
Back to History of Asheldham
Are your ancestors from this location? Why not tell us their story. When were they here? Who were they? What they did they do? Where did they go? Have you an interesting story to tell about them?
Go to the home page of the parish, village or town, and follow the 'My Ancestors' link halfway down the page.