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History of Helions Bumpstead
Helions Bumpstead c.1960
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Welcome to the home page for the History of Helions Bumpstead and its inhabitants.
Below you find links to a range of sources transcribed by History House. Further below under 'more local history sources' you will find to links to other places on the web where you can continue your research.
For other locations in Essex see our alphabetical list of Essex towns and villages.
Poll of Voters 1847
Helions Bumpstead inhabitants who voted in the 1847 general election.
White's Directory of Essex 1848
BUMPSTEAD, (HELION) is a large and pleasant village, at the north-western extremity of this Hundred, 3 miles South West of Haverhill, and >>more.
White's Directory of Essex 1848 - list of inhabitants.
White's Directory of Essex 1863
White's Directory of Essex 1863 - list of inhabitants.
Post Office Directory of Essex 1874
Post Office Directory of Essex 1874 - list of inhabitants.
Helions Bumpstead Criminal Cases
Court cases involving Helions Bumpstead residents - ongoing project >>more.
Education in Helions Bumpstead
Reports and returns on schools and education in Helions Bumpstead.
Helions Bumpstead Poor
Under the Poor Law of 1834, Helions Bumpstead became part of the Risbridge Union. See our article on researching your workhouse and pauper ancestors.
My Helions Bumpstead Ancestors
Are your ancestors from Helions Bumpstead? 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 Helions Bumpstead from Abebooks. Just click the logo. The search terms are already formatted for Helions Bumpstead.
Search for Helions Bumpstead 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
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.
1851 census for Helions Bumpstead transcribed by the Foxearth and District Historical Society.
1881 Ordnance Survey Map from the British History Online web site (Essex: 004, Ordnance Survey 1:10,560: Epoch 1.0).
Ordnance Survey - type the place name in the gazetteer search box to view detailed map of Helions Bumpstead.
Images of England web site which has a photographic record of England's listed buildings - from the grandest house to the humblest cottage. Enter the town or village in the search box. Photographs are accompanied by a detailed architectural description of the property.