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History of Ashingdon >> 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

James Arnold, corn miller
Ann Binks, shopkeeper
William Brown, parish clerk
Thomas Clark, blacksmith, Post Office
Isaiah Edridge, shopkeeper
Mrs S. Gray, infant schoolmistress
Stephen Pitt, wheelwright, smith, etc.
Rev. Samuel Buxton Smyth, M.A., vicar
Matthew Wendon, gardener

Farmers.
James George Allerton
Francis Bannester, (high constable)
S. Benton
Robert Homer
Samuel Brown
Thomas Hudson, Esq., Hall
Mrs Lavinia Kernot, Goat Farm
Joseph Reeve, Bolts Farm

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