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History of Bulphan

Bulphan, Fen Lane c1955
Reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection.

History of Bulphan >> 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. This can be obtained from ancestry.co.uk: 1851 England Census
OR
genesreunited.co.uk: 1851 census
OR
findmypast.com: 1851 census

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

Rev. Thomas Mills, rectory
Mary Sadler, victualler, Harrow
Lucy Stibberd, schoolmistress
Ann Waite, beer seller

Farmers.
Thomas Carver
Henry Younge
Josiah Gotts
Jesse Gotts
Mark Gotts
Thomas Woolings
William Mann, Bulphan Hall