Canvey Island

Canvey Island, the Beach c1955
Reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection.

White's Directory of Essex 1848

CANVEY ISLAND, is divided among eight parishes, and has 277 inhabitants, and about 3600 acres of rich grazing >>more.

Directories of Essex 1848, 1863 and 1874

Directories of Essex 1848, 1863 and 1874 - list of inhabitants.

More local history sources

Ebay is now a great source for old images of Essex towns and villages. If you're looking for pictures to add to your family tree album, then try one of the auctions, or there are several 'Buy It Now' shops offering postcards which have been touched up and improved - so if you're unsure about bidding, try these. Link already formatted for Essex. Browse through or type the name of the location in the Ebay search box. >>

Also on Ebay are legal documents on vellum. This link is formatted for Essex. (Sometimes I think these should be in an archive.) >>

Books featuring Canvey Island from Abebooks. Just click the logo. The search terms are already formatted for Canvey Island.

Search for Canvey Island census returns at ancestry.co.uk.

1841 England Census | 1851 England Census | 1861 England Census
1871 England Census | 1881 England Census | 1891 England Census
1901 England Census

The Village, Canvey Island
Reproduced courtesy of Footsteps.
Quality reproductions of old photographs.

The Essex Record Office: an excellent starting point for research. The ERO has an online catalogue by the name of SEAX and a database of Parish Records held in the ERO. Access to both via their home page.

Website with old post cards, photographs, newpaper clippings, on the history of Canvey Island.

Two websites with some brief information on the history of Canvey Island Canvey Island in words and pictures | Island Net.

Web site with some history of Canvey Island, census returns and photographs.

Canvey Community Archive with some history of the Island.

Canvey Island suffered badly during the flood of January 1953. Essex Police website article as to how it affected Canvey Island.

1881 Ordnance Survey Map from the British History Online web site (Essex: 077, Ordnance Survey 1:10,560: Epoch 1.0).

Ordnance Survey - type the place name in the gazetteer search box to view detailed map of Canvey Island.

Heritage Gateway. Database of national and local records of England's historic sites and buildings. Includes records and photographs of all listed buildings, and historical and archaeological information on locations throughout England.