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History of Little Chesterford >> Post Office Directory 1874
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.
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Josiah Whitby Hicks Mrs. Reeve, school mistress John Bardoe Elliott, J.P., Chesterford Park Rev. George Charles Trigg, curate Joseph Abraham, Crown Chalres Burleigh, farmer, Manor Farm William Chapman, beer retailer -- Hill, farm bailiff to J.B.B. Elliott William Lagden, farm bailiff to J. Wright, esq. Gaskin Nicholson, farmer Frederick John Welch, farmer, Springwell
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Little Chesterford - Cary's New and Correct English Atlas, 1798
Little Chesterford - First Series Ordnance Survey Map 1805
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