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History of Helions Bumpstead >>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. This can be obtained from ancestry.co.uk: 1871 England Census
OR
genesreunited.co.uk: 1871 England Census
OR
findmypast.com: 1871 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

Mrs. Lawrence
Rev. William Le Mottee, M.A., vicar
Thomas Ambrose, farmer, Olmstead Hall
Henry Barker, miller
Thomas Baynes, farmer, Moss
John Casbolt, bricklayer
Samuel Challis, shopkeeper
Daniel Chapman, farmer, Perry Appleton
Samuel Cole, farmer, Upperhouse
Edmund Emson, higgler
Sarah Hymus and Rachel Hymus, farmers, Whites
William Lee, basket maker
James Lofts, farmer, Burton Villa
William Hughes Marten, grocer and draper
Lawrence Maylon, beer retailer
John Middleditch, farmer and beer retailer
Mrs. Sarah Mizon, shopkeeper
Stephen Mizon, Three Horseshoes PH, and blacksmith
William Moore, shoe maker
Frederick Olley, farmer, Helion Farm
Thomas Pannell, farmer, Bumpstead Hall
Samuel Parkin, farmer, Lanceleys
George Ruffle, farmer, Horsham Hall
William Ruffle, farmer, Coppy Farm
George Ruse, farmer
Joseph Ruse, farmer, Greenhouse
Thomas Ruse, carpenter
Goddard Saich, Marquis of Granby PH
William Michael Steed, day school
Stephen Tilbrook, shopkeeper
William Tilbrook, veterinary surgeon
George Wright, carpenter & farmer
James Wright, carpenter