Ancestors lost in the crowd?
New to family history research?
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 East Tilbury
Tilbury, Fort Grounds c1960
Reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection.
History of East Tilbury >>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
Mrs Eliza Archibald, victualler, Ship
Francis Asplin, gent., St. Cleres
Charles Asplin, gent., Tilbury Place
John Claydon, wharfinger
Jasper Colling, port butcher and shopkeeper
Edward Deeks pork butcher and shopkeeper
Jesse Dowsett, gardener, etc.
Joseph Fordham, baker and coal dealer
Rev. William George Goodchild, M.A., vicar
James Lewis, bricklayer
William Noyes, schoolmaster
William Rawlings, wheelwright and smith
Thomas James Osborn, gent., East Tilbury House
Mrs Sawell, Gobians Farm
Richard Scott, shoemaker
E. Williams, Esq., Rectory
Mrs Mary Ann Wright, beerhouse
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