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History of Birch >> 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:

• ancestry.co.uk
• genesreunited.co.uk
• findmypast.co.uk

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 William Bridges, Esq., Lodge
Rev. Henry Fowke Burnaby, B.A., curate
Mrs. Charlotte Dennis, Mill House
Thomas Goody, victualler, Angel Inn, Heckford Bridge
Rev. William Harrison, M.A., rector
William Locke and Mrs., National School
Charles Gray Round, Esq., recorder of Colchester, Birch Hall
John Royce, baker and miller
Thomas Scott, baker and beerhouse
Henry Stephenson, gamekeeper
George Tiffin, butcher
James Wilcher, church clerk

Farmers.
John Digby
John Ely
Golden Fairhead
James Boys Ley
Samuel Mills
Joseph Norfolk
Joseph Norfolk, jun.
Daniel Orpen
Barnabas Pettitt
Misses E. and Ann Pettitt
William Pettitt
John Royce
John Smith

Shopkeepers.
Rebecca Branton
Hannah Bullock
William Cole
Thomas Lungley
Sarah Martin
John Partner
William Woodyard, and bricklayer

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