Ancestors lost in the crowd?
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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 Great Dunmow (Dunmow)

Great Dunmow
Reproduced courtesy of Footsteps' Shop on Ebay.
Quality reproductions of old photographs.

Pigot's Directory of Essex 1823

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

Poll of Voters 1847

Great Dunmow inhabitants who voted in the 1847 general election.

White's Directory of Essex 1848

DUNMOW, (GREAT) a small ancient Market Town, which gives name to this Hundred, and to a Polling District, a Deanery, and a large Union >>more.

White's Directory of Essex 1848 - list of inhabitants.

Post Office Directory of Essex 1863

Post Office Directory of Essex 1863 - list of inhabitants.

Essex Almanac 1866

Essex Almanac of 1866 - a description of Great Dunmow.

Post Office Directory of Essex 1874

Post Office Directory of Essex 1874 - list of inhabitants.

Great Dunmow Criminal Cases

Court cases involving Great Dunmow residents - ongoing project >>more.

Places to visit

Easton Lodge Gardens: A beautiful, romantic and magical 23-acre garden. more >>

Great Dunmow Snippets

When researching for this website we often find a little snippet of information on a location or subject which may be of interest. Here's one for Great Dunmow.

Education in Great Dunmow

Reports and returns on schools and education in Great Dunmow.

Images and Maps

Images and maps of Great Dunmow supplied by Francis Frith.

Great Dunmow Poor

Under the Poor Law of 1834, Great Dunmow became part of the Great Dunmow Union. See our article on researching your workhouse and pauper ancestors.

My Great Dunmow Ancestors

Are your ancestors from Great Dunmow? Why not tell us their story: My Ancestors.

More local history sources

Ebay is now a great source for old images of Essex towns and villages. If you're looking for pictures to add to your family tree album, then try one of the auctions, or there are several 'Buy It Now' shops offering postcards which have been touched up and improved - so if you're unsure about bidding, try these. Link already formatted for Essex. Browse through or type the name of the location in the Ebay search box. >>

Also on Ebay are legal documents on vellum. This link is formatted for Essex. (Sometimes I think these should be in an archive.) >>

Books featuring Dunmow from Abebooks. Just click the logo. The search terms are already formatted for Dunmow.

Search for Great Dunmow census returns at ancestry.co.uk.

1841 England Census | 1851 England Census | 1861 England Census
1871 England Census | 1881 England Census | 1891 England Census
1901 England Census

Great Dunmow
Reproduced courtesy of Footsteps' Shop on Ebay.
Quality reproductions of old photographs.

The Essex Record Office: an excellent starting point for research. The ERO has an online catalogue by the name of SEAX and a database of Parish Records held in the ERO. Access to both via their home page.

Brief archeological history of Great Dunmow on the Essex County Council's Unlocking Essex.

Web site on the history of Dunmow Workhouse.

Web site on the ancient custom of the Dunmow Flitch Trial and its history.

Essex Voices Past, a study of Great Dunmow from the churchwarden accounts which recorded the parish church's finances between 1526 and 1621. Transcription of many names.

1881 Ordnance Survey Map from the British History Online web site (Essex: 024, Ordnance Survey 1:10,560: Epoch 1.0).

Ordnance Survey - type the place name in the gazetteer search box to view detailed map of Great Dunmow.

Heritage Gateway. Database of national and local records of England's historic sites and buildings. Includes records and photographs of all listed buildings, and historical and archaeological information on locations throughout England.