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History of Birchanger >> Post Office Directory 1874
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.
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Thomas Harrison, Birchanger Place Miss Elizabeth Storey, school mistress Frederick Nash, Sion House Arthur Nockolds, The Limes Miss Harriett Pitt Mrs. Smith, Birchnger Cottage Charles Spencer, Brooklands Edward Sworder, Hall Levingstone Ward, The Mount Rev. George Watts, M.A., rector Edward Charles Blake, Bell PH John Bush, blacksmith and beer retailer Frederick Levey, carpenter and parish clerk Arthur Nockolds, auctioneer, The Limes John Smith, farmer Charles Spencer, farmer, Brooklands Richard, Spencer, overseer, Brooklands Joseph Westwood, carter William Wiffen, corn merchant and maltster, Forest Hall
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