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History of Bicknacre >> 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:
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 White, woodman
Thomas Spicer, farmer
Mrs Upson shopkeeper
Athur Rayner, wheelwright
William Reeve, blacksmith
Inns and Taverns.
Bell, George Rayner
Compasses, William Jaggs
Whalebone, James Hills
Beerhouses.
James Bitten
Edward Jarvis
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