Ancestors lost in the crowd?
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Census 1841 - 1911
Birth, Death and Marriage Registration
The London Gazette
Newspaper archives
Trade Directories
History of Great Maplestead
St. Giles' Church, Great Maplestead
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History of Great Maplestead >> Post Office Directory 1874
Post Office Directory of Essex 1874 - list of inhabitants.
If you wish to trace any of these people on the census returns, the nearest census date for this 1874 directory is the 1871 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
Rev. Edgar Siritt Corrie, M.A., vicar
Henry John Sperling, Dynes Hall
Mrs. Sperling, Monk's Hall
Rev. Samuel Montague Staples, curate, Old Vicarage
Benjamin Broyd, shoe maker
Robert Cooper, cattle dealer
Reuben Deal, wheelwright
John Drury, shopkeeper
Charles Arthur Freeborn, farmer, Barratts Hall
William Gatwood, butcher and farmer
Henry Hawkins, blacksmith
James Hearn, farmer
Robert Jackson, beer retailer
Arthur Jarman, carpenter
William Horatio King, farmer, Hop Pole Farm
Charles Metson, miller, Hull Mill
John Rayner, farmer, Purl's Hill
Thomas Ravner, farmer, Great Chelmsford House
Henry Rultun, beer retailer
John Sparrow, farmer
Miss Sarah Taylor, farmer, Mill Farm
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