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Finchingfield, the Green c1960
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History of Finchingfield >> 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

Finchingfield
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Lieut-Colonel Samuel Brise Ruggles Brise, Spains Hall
Rev. Jeremiah Wolsey Carver, B.A., incumbent of St. John's
William Coates, tailor and parish clerk
Uriah Darby, cooper, etc.
Henry Dodd, plumber, painter, etc.
Joseph French, hairdresser
Arthur Hills and William Pitch, sextons
Joseph Linsell and Son, straw plat manufacturers
Rev. George Mansfield, M.A., vicar
Edmund Mascall, postman
Edward Richard, surgeon
Rev. Thomas Byerley Sainsbury, B.A., Independent
Josiah Simms, straw plat dealer
Edward Turner, poulterer
William Warters, tailor
Mary White, straw hat maker

Inns and Taverns.
Green Man, William Webb
2 Horse and Groom, Joseph Cowell
Red Lion, Maria Sargeant
Three Tuns, Rohert Marsh

Farmers (* are owners.)
William Stock Arnold, Cornish Hall
Charles Beddall, Dairy Farm
Mrs J. Beddall Brent Hall
* Henry Beddall, Daw street
Samuel Baddall, Whitehead Hill
Mrs M. Beddall, Garlands
Thomas Beddall, jnr., Justices
William Byford, Gross Farm
William Crick, Rivet's Farm
John Dare, Loppins
John Cook Penton, Elms
* John Giblin, Ashwell Hall
John Legerton Stock
Joseph Metson, Tinker's Green
Samuel Myhill, Boarded Barn
Luke Mortlock, Great Winsey
Mrs J Ruse, Waltham's Cross
* Ezekiel Smith, Coleman's
Haddon Spurgeon, White House

Finchingfield
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William Staning, Park Farm
Charlotte Thurban, Shore Hall
William Toft, Broyde Farm
Mrs Mary Totman, Howe Hall
Samuel Unwin, Belcumber Hall
Joseph Clarke Unwin, Cockfield
Beniah Warren, Whitley
Charles Wedd Willsher, Petches

Bakers.
Isaac Cutts
Gabriel French
Isaac Turner-
William Watts

Beerhouses.
Frederick Allen
William Digby

Blacksmiths.
Cornelius Hardy
Charles Turner
Samuel Turner

Bricklayers.
Henry Martin
John Wright

Butchers.
(* Pork.)
Frederick Bowyer
John Freeborne and Samuel Freeborne
Henry Norris
* Samuel Turner
* Simon Turner
Richard Turner

St. John's Church, Finchingfield
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Carpenters.
Daniel Hitching and Joseph Hitching
John Martin

Corn Millers.
John Jackson, Monk's Mill
Andrew Letch
Charles Wedd Willsher

Grocers and Drapers.
John Hardy
George Darby Linsell, and insurance agent
Robert Marsh
Elizabeth Smith
John Wolton
John Wright

Milliners.
Mrs Grossman
Maria Dodd
Sarah Wakelin
Emma Yeulett

Schools.
Emma Coe
George Coker
Mrs Warren

Shoemakers.
Charles Gilby
John Hitching
Henry Humphrey
George Martin
Joseph Thorne

Wheelwrights.
John Barker
William Doe
Thomas Juniper

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