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History of Birch >> 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 Digby, corn miller>
Joseph Hassell, schoolmaster
Isaac Munson, blacksmith and wheelwright, Heckford Bridge
Barnabas Pettitt, maltster and victualler, Heckford Bridge
James Richard Quarmby B.A., curate
Charles Gray Round Esq., Birch Hall
Charles Tiffin, butcher
Rev. Richard Waller M.A., rector
James Willshere, parish clerk
William Woodyard, bricklayer
Farmers.
Mary Baker
Daniel Ely
William Fisher
William Frostic
Joshua Norfolk
John Norris
John Pettitt
William Pettitt
Daniel Potter
Joseph Powell
John Royce
John Smith
Hannah Wright
Shoemakers.
David Chamberlain
James Little
Shopkeepers.
Rebea Bramford
Mark Hitchin
Samuel Morton
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