Ancestors lost in the crowd?
New to family history research?
Perhaps these articles on our website may help:
Census 1841 - 1911
Birth, Death and Marriage Registration
The London Gazette
Newspaper archives
Trade Directories
History of Bulphan
Bulphan, Fen Lane c1955
Reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection.
History of Bulphan >> Post Office Directory 1874
Post Office Directory of Essex 1874 - list of inhabitants.
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
Rev. Walter Gough Littlehales, M.A., rector
James Cole, farmer
Jesse Gotts, farmer
Mrs.Sarah Gotts, farmer
George Harris, blacksmith and wheelwright
Hezekiah Hollowbread, Harrow Inn PH
John Little, beer retailer
Henry Mann, farmer
James Mann, shopkeeper
James Miller, farmer
Mrs. Hannah Stevens, farmer
Henry Stevens, farmer
William Talmash, farmer
Richard Wallis, farmer
John Waters, farmer
Joseph Went, baker
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Are your ancestors from this location? Why not tell us their story. When were they here? Who were they? What they did they do? Where did they go? Have you an interesting story to tell about them?
Go to the home page of the parish, village or town, and follow the 'My Ancestors' link halfway down the page.