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History of Chappel (Pontisbright)
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History of Chappel (Pontisbright) >> 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
Joseph Beard, bricklayer
James Carter, carpenter
Thomas Golding Cocke, surgeon
Thomas Mower, halter, etc.
Henry Gaywood, shopkeeper
Elijah Goodman, saddler, etc.
John Grimwood, blacksmith
Mrs. Halls, Victualler, Swan Inn
Samuel Hamblia, station-master
John Johnston, victualler Rose and Crown
Thomas Moy, coal merchant
William Patten, boot and shoe maker
Robert Poole, wheelwright
Mrs. Potter, baker and shopkeeper
Joshua Webber, butcher
Thomas Whitman, shoemaker
Farmers.
William Dean, Esq., Rose Cottage
Christopher Sadler Farrow and Ann Mary Farrow, Bridge Hall Wick
James Brand Farrow, Hill House
John Farrow and William Morley
Golding Goody, (and dealer), Broom House
Robert Stebbing
John Sharp
John Stedman, Pope's Farm
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