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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 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:
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
Alfred Chinery, machine owner and victualler, Green Man
Rev. Edward Henry Dawson, M.A., Rectory
John Ginn, pollard dealer
John Goodey, shopkeeper
George Hillsden, shoemaker
Edward Ives, blacksmith
Thomas Martin, shopkeeper
John Moot, swine dealer
Reuben Pearson, beerhouse
James Wright, thatcher
Farmers.
Henry Harrison Baker, Hall
George Cady, Swell's
Thomas Edwards, Stettles
Isaac Hillsden, Gridley's
William Kemble Jonas, corn miller
William Parmenter, Bevingdon House
John Pratt, Cole's Farm
Thomas Pratt, Howe's Farm
John Walter Sparrow, (and miller), Church Farm
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