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Census 1841 - 1911
Birth, Death and Marriage Registration
The London Gazette
Newspaper archives
Trade Directories
History of Chignall Smealy
St. Nicholas' Church, Chignall Smealy
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History of Chignall Smealy >> 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
William Barker, farmer, Dives Hall
Richard Battle, farmer, Beremans
Richard Chapman, blacksmith
James Hales, farmer, Beadel's
Henry Harrington, victualler, Wheat Sheaf
Josiah Metson, farmer, Langleys
William Kits, bailiff, and David Kits, parish clerk
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