Ancestors lost in the crowd?
New to family history research?
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 Little Bromley
St. Mary the Virgin Church, Little Bromley
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History of Little Bromley >> 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
William Chaplain, parish clerk
James Chilver, sexton
Miss Martha Hopkins, school mistress
Rev. Henry Newman, M.A., Rectory
John Church, beer retailer
John Morris Constable, farmer, Stacey Farm
Edgar Cooper, farmer
James Jeffrey, shoe maker
Jacob Jospeh Joy, farmer, Braham Hall
Frederick Pattel, horse dealer
George Patten, beer retailer and blacksmith
Charles Payne, farmer, Mulley's Farm
Henry Payne, farmer, New House
Edward Studd, carpenter
Mrs. John Wenden, farmer
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