Ancestors lost in the crowd?
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Perhaps these articles on our website may help:
Census 1841 - 1911
Birth, Death and Marriage Registration
The London Gazette
Newspaper archives
Trade Directories
History of Chrishall
The Red Cow Inn, Chrishall
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contributor to the Geograph Project
History of Chrishall >> Post Office Directory 1874
Post Office Directory of Essex 1874 - list of inhabitants.
If you wish to trace any of these people on the census returns, the nearest census date for this 1874 directory is the 1871 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
Frederick Jonas, Chrishall Grange
Rev. William Way, B.A., vicarage
Thomas Baker, shoe maker
Thomas Beans, miller
Mrs. Mary Julia Brand, shopkeeper
Robert Brand, farmer, Bilden End
Josiah Cane, shoe maker
Mrs. Eliza Downham, farmer
Thomas Drage, thrashing machine proprietor
Mrs. Maria Wilson Ellis, farmer, Wore Farm
Frederick Jonas, farmer, Chrishall Grange
Peter Nash, farmer
Joseph Newman, beer retailer and shop keeper
Thomas Pigg, carrier
Thomas Pigg, farmer
James Pitches, Red Cow
Charles Smith, farmer, Chiswick Hall
Nicholas Sole, carpenter
James Wallman, beer retailer and blacksmith
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