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 Lawford
St. Mary's Church, Lawford
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History of Lawford >> 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.
You should also consider newspaper archives. With millions of pages now online, there is always the possibility of finding articles featuring your ancestors. Discover how to explore newspaper archives.
Lawford
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James Frostick, parish clerk
Miss Fanny Powell, school mistress
Offwood Bendall, Lawford Place
Miss Cook
Rev. Edward Green, M.A., Rectory
Samule Johnson, The Grange
Francis Morgan Nichols, J.P., Lawford Hall
Mrs. Nunn, Lawford House
Charles Robert Barnes, Railway Tavern
Offwood Bendall, snr., tanner, Lawford Tannery
Charles Bettels, farm bailiff to Francis Nichols
William Bird, baker and butcher
Samuel Cropley, King's Arms, and cattle dealer
Newton Gardner, carpenter and wheelwright
Cornelius Hitchcock, miller, Sherborne Mill
Samuel Johnson, farmer, The Grange
Robert Kent, shoe maker
Robert Payne, farmer, Charity Farm
Robert Payne, jun., wheelwright, carpenter and coffin maker
Thomas Richardson, farmer, Bromley Road
William Spooner, beer retailer and shopkeeper
William Tricker, blacksmith
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