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 Parndon
History of Great Parndon >> 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
J.A. Bentley, upholsterer, etc.
James Crawley, shopkeeper
William Fairchild, parish clerk
Miss Heath, schoolmistress
Frederick Houblon, Esq., Kingsmoor House
John Hudson, beerhouse and shopkpr.
William Jackson, wheelwright
Rev. Owen Harden, M.A., rector
Thomas Markwell, carpenter and victualler Cock,
Moses Whiting, blacksmith
Farmers.
John Akers, Old House Farm
William Alderson, Sumners
Christopher Appleby, Little Canons
John Day
John Day, jun.
Joseph Holmes, Hare Street
Thomas King
William Smiler
Thomas Markwell
Thomas Press
James Pomroy, Canons
Stephen Church
Benjamin Rickett, Church Farm
John Risden, Claygate
Peter Smith
George Smith
Sarah Thurlow, Stuarts
John Tongue, Passemers
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