Ancestors lost in the crowd?
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History of Bradwell (Bradwell juxta Coggeshall)
History of Bradwell (Bradwell juxta Coggeshall) >> 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
Milbourne Peter Carter Brunwin, Esq., Park House
Rev. Peter Maxey Brunwin B.A., Rectory
Miss Henrietta Brunwin, Cottage
George Chalk, shopkeeper
Mrs Evers, schoolmistress
John Evers, shoemaker
Mr. James Goode
Joseph Humphreys, wheelwright
Charles Simonds, victualler, Bull Inn
Rev. Sir John Page Wood, Bart., LL.B., vicar of Cressing, etc., home: Glaxenwood and London
Farmers.
John Ardley
William Raven
Samuel Ham, Blessed End
William Hutley, Edwards
William Orpen (and corn miller)
David Page (and butcher)
John Porter and Samuel Porter (and maltsters,) Bridge Hall
Daniel Wade, Bradwell Hall
Thomas Williams, Capons
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