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History of East Hanningfield

East Hanningfield, Post Office c1960
Reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection.

History of East Hanningfield >> 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:

• ancestry.co.uk
• genesreunited.co.uk
• findmypast.co.uk

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

All Saints Church
Reproduced courtesy of Footsteps' Shop on Ebay.
Quality reproductions of old photographs.

Henry Brand, parish clerk
John Dixon, Esq., Great Claydons
Robert Eaton, carpenter and builder
William Flack, carpenter and builder
Amelia Hills, victualler, Three Horse Shoes
Richard Myhill, butcher
Rev. John Nottidge, M.A., rector
Rachael Ramsey, victualler Plough and S A I L
William Shelley, victualler Wind Mill

Farmers.
Henry Clark Beall, Hall
William Bird
Joseph Blanks
James Edwards
Josiah Garling
George Hart
Charles Mott
Joseph Ratcliff, Frenches
Thomas Southgate
Henry Wells
Frederick Wright
Thomas Stock

Beerhouses.
Joseph Dowsett
Henry Wells

Shoemakers.
Thomas Bacon
Robert Chapman
Joseph Overall

Schools.
Mrs Abbott
Mrs Cheek
Mrs Purkis

Shopkeepers.
William Clark
Charles Cottee
Joseph Dowsett
Horatio Grange
Thomas Stock

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