Ancestors lost in the crowd?
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Census 1841 - 1911
Birth, Death and Marriage Registration
The London Gazette
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Trade Directories
History of Belchamp Otton
All Saints Church, Belchamp Otton
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History of Belchamp Otton >> Post Office Directory 1874
Post Office Directory of Essex 1874 - list of inhabitants.
If you wish to trace any of these people on the census returns, the nearest census date for this 1874 directory is the 1871 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
John Maxim, parish clerk
Miss Ann Jane Armstrong, school mistress
Henry Baker, Belchamp Otten Hall
Rev. Edward Dawson, Rectory
Henry James, jun., farmer, Hobarts Hall
George Cady, farmer, Sewells
Alfred Coldham, Green Man PH
Mrs. Elizabeth Goodey, shopkeeper
Isaac Hillsden, farmer, Manor Farm
Reuben Pearson, beer retailer
William Parmenter, farmer and landowner, Bevington Farm
Philip Pratt, farmer
Thomas Pratt, farmer, Folds Farm
John Walter Sparrow, miller and beer retailer
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