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History of Fryerning

Fryerning, the Village c1965
Reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection.
History of Fryerning >> 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 Benson
William Gibson Cliff, coach builder
John Dawson, Esq., Hill House
John May Edwards, surgeon
Miss Sarah Eve
Henry Gardner, assistant overseer
William Garrard, tailor and draper
Capt. William Kortwright, St. Leonard’s
Richard Lewis, surgeon
Henry Newbury, gentleman
Webb Overhead, cooper
Charles James Shearman, B.A., M.D., and surgeon
Farmers.
George Bridge, Ray Farm
Samuel Reeve, Hall Farm
Edward Thompson, Beggar's Hill
Joseph Willis, Fryerning Hall
Thomas Wright, St. Leonard's Farm
Inns and Taverns.
Anchor, Francis Martin
Ipswich Arms, Charles Smith
Royal Oak, Henry Mullucks
Ship, Daniel Dennis
Spread, Eagle, Alfred William James
Woolpack, George Osborn
Academies.
§ take Boarders.
§ Misses Eve
§ Alex Hogg
Bakers.
Francis Martin
Thomas Raven
Beerhouses.
George Harris
Henry Roome
Edward Thompson
Blacksmiths.
John Hewitt, and farrier
Samuel Richardson
Boot and Shoemakers.
George Perry
Builders.
Daniel Dennis
George Earee
Henry Hogg
Butchers.
W. Knightbridge
Carpenters.
John Hewitt
William Hewitt
Henry Hogg
Henry Roome
Druggists.
Conrad Baker
Gardners.
Alexander Hogg
Grocers, etc.
Daniel Cant
John Joslin
William Smith
Milliners.
Sarah Clay
Ann Emberson
Plumbers, Painters and Glaziers.
Henry Gardner
Saddlers.
John Collins
Conrad Baker
William Welton
Wheelwrights.
William Cliff, and coach builder
Walter Thompson
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