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History of Helions Bumpstead >> White's Directory 1848

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

If you wish to trace any of these people on the census returns, the nearest census date for this 1848 directory is the 1851 census. This can be obtained from ancestry.co.uk: 1851 England Census
OR
genesreunited.co.uk: 1851 census
OR
findmypast.com: 1851 census

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

Samuel Andrews, butcher
Edith Bacon, victualler, Marquis of Granby
John Betts, parish clerk
James Casbolt, bricklayer
Mrs. Letitia Cole, Hill Cottage
William Dare, corn factor, Parsonage
Edmund Emson, corn miller
Elizabeth Green, schoolmistress
Rev. John, Hodgson M.A., vicar
Sarah Humphreys, schoolmistress
Benjamin Johnson, cooper
Adam Lee, basket maker
William Marten grocer, etc.
Charles Mizen, beerhouse
Stephen Mizen, blacksmith
Harriet Nunn, schoolmistress
Thomas Ruse, carpenter
William Michael Steed, schoolmaster
William Tilbrook, farrier
Sarah Willis, shopkeeper
Abraham Wright, victualler and carpenter, Carpenters’ Arms

Boot and Shoe Makers.
John Bacon
William Moore
Robert Wright

Farmers.
James Bacon
Rebecca Carter
Daniel Chapman
John Cole
Robert Cole
Samuel Cole, Upper House
Daniel Kent Emson, Hall
Charles Lawrence
James Lofts
Samuel Parker
Robert Pool
George Ruffle, Horsham Hall
John Stubbing, Helions

Wheelwrights.
David Betts
John Betts