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History of Great Coggeshall (Coggeshall)

Coggeshall, East Street c1955
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History of Great Coggeshall (Coggeshall) >> Pigot's Directory 1863

Pigot's Directory of Essex 1823 - list of inhabitants.

If you wish to trace any of these people on the census returns, the nearest census date for this 1823 directory is the 1841 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

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Colchester Road, Coggeshall
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Elizabeth Corder, academy
Misses Heward, academy
Misses Rogers, academy

Attorneys.
Thomas Andrews
John Newton Hunt

Bakers.
William Appleford
William Brown
Daniel Chaplin
Daniel Leaper
John Mount
John Prior
Timothy Prior

Boot and Shoe Makers.
Isaac Anthony
William Beckwith
Jubal Emery
James King
William Till
Habakuk Willshire

Brewers.
George Beard
Robert Brightwen

Stone Hill Street, Coggeshall
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Bricklayers.
William Denny
Benjamin Steel

Butchers.
John Browning
Richard Clark
Joseph Hills
Moses Lockwood
Thomas Miles
Elijah Pettitt

Cabinet Makers.
Daniel Leaper
Matthew Stuck

Carpenters.
George Beard
Matthias Gardner
Nathaniel Leaper

Chemists and Druggists.
Christiana Dell
William Moorcroft

Corn Dealers.
William Appleford
William Johnson

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Coggeshall
print published 1834

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