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Census 1841 - 1911
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The London Gazette
Newspaper archives
Trade Directories
History of Great Bentley
Great Bentley, the Green and the Mill 1895
Reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection.
History of Great Bentley >> White's Directory 1848
White's Directory of Essex 1848 - list of inhabitants.
If you wish to trace any of these people on the census returns, the nearest census date for this 1848 directory is the 1851 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
Edmund Almond, veterinary surgeon
George Claxton, plumber, painter, etc
Arthur Cowell, bricklayer
John Dennis, tailor
William Maples Devall, clock and watch maker
John Harris, postman
Shadrach Hobby, saddler, etc
William hyem, auctioneer and estate agent
Rev. Thomas Jones B.D., Vicarage
Charles Kidley, cooper
Daniel Leggit, painter, etc
William Meadowcroft, sugeon
Mrs Nutall
Mrs Sizer
William Osbourne, drill owner
James Pryers, whip maker
Mrs Sherman
John Wilson, police
James Weaver, tailor
Isaac Wright, gardener, seedsman and parish clerk
Rev. John Thomas Yeates, (Wesleyan)
Inns and Taverns.
Abraham C. Richardson, King's Arms
Abraham Shelley, Lion, (and plumber, etc)
Charlotte Reynolds, Plough
Academies.
Misses Balls
Mrs Hawkins
Miss Lugar
John Thompson
Bakers.
James Finch
William Hacklett
Beerhouses.
John Clark
Joseph Porter
Thomas Potter
Blacksmiths.
Almond Abraham
George Neville
Butchers and Cattle Dealers.
James Alward
William Webb
Carpenters.
Joseph Banyard
William Banyard
John Clark
John Dorman
Carters.
Peter Herbert
George Howard
Farmers.
William Auston Esq., Hall
John B Borrodell Esq.
Thomas S. Brown Esq.
George Cant
William Cant
Thomas Carey
William Carrington Esq.
Samuel Cousins
Susan Cousins
John Fisher
William Hyem
William Kemp
John B. Lufkin
James Lufkin
Abraham Matthew
Isaac Mills
Henry Nunn
Abraham Risbee
James Roper
John Sizer (and miller)
George Balley Ward, Lodge
Joseph Ward
Grocers, etc.
Daniel King
Nathaniel Mawby
George Marshall
John Pope
Shoemakers.
James Almond
Joseph Bugg
Thomas Clark
William Woadley
Joseph Waterman
Thatchers.
Joseph Taylor
William Woadley
Wheelwright.
Samuel Goodwin
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