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Census 1841 - 1911
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History of Chignall St. James
Three Elms Public House, Chignall St. James
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History of Chignall St. James >> 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
Samuel Simmons Grow, carpenter and victualler, Three Elms
Thomas Fell, shoemaker
William Firman, swine dealer
Rev. John Grantier Milne, M.A, Rectory
John Rayner, parish clerk
Mary Ruffell, shopkeeper
Samuel Wakelin, wheelwright and smith
Farmers.
James Catchpole
Robert Christy
John Cowlin, Britton's Hall
William Marriage and Henry Brick, Barns
George Richardson, Chignal Hall
Frederick Warner, Hole Farm
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