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Census 1841 - 1911
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History of Belchamp Otton
All Saints Church, Belchamp Otton
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History of Belchamp Otton >> 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
Thomas Byford, church clerk
Thomas Chatters, bread and flour dealer
Sarah Copsey, shopkeeper
Rev. Edward Henry Dawson M.A., Rectory
John Goody, shoemaker and shopkeeper
Henry Ives, blacksmith
John Moot, swine dealer
George Ward, victualler, Green Man
Farmers (* are owners).
* Henry Baker, Otten Belchamp Hall
George Cady, Sewell's
Richard Chicknall, Old House
Samuel Pannell, Church Farm
* William Parmenter, Bevingdon house
* John Pratt, Cole's Farm
Thomas Pratt, Folds Farm
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