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Census 1841 - 1911
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History of Bardfield Saling
St. Peter & St. Paul's Church, Bardfield Saling.
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History of Bardfield Saling >> 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
James Branch, shopkeeper
Rev. Robert Steward Dobson M.A., incumbent
Henry Phillips, miller and parish clerk
Samuel Reynolds, shopkeeper
Henry Rust, surgeon, Brook House
Pharaoh Turpin, blacksmith
Beer Houses.
Samuel Byford
Thomas Reynolds
Benjamin Staines
Farmers.
Henry Bretton
Samuel Bright
Samuel Byford
Thomas Reynolds
George Willis
John Wright
Shoemakers.
John Byatt
Thomas Mascall
William Savill
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