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History of Little Coggeshall (Coggeshall Hamlet)

History of Little Coggeshall (Coggeshall Hamlet) >> 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

Robert Bridge Appleford
William Appleford, The Hamlet
John Fuller Barnard, Pointwell Villa
William Gardner, Bridge House
Herbert Timperley Hicks, The Hall
Henry Skingley Rodick
Robert Bridge Appleford, miller, Abbey and West Mills
Charles Barnard, miller
Edward Fincham, farmer, Abbey Farm
William Gardner, brewer, maltster and wine and spirit merchant, Bridge House brewery
Benjamin Goodson, PortoBello, and seed grower
Herbert Hicks farmer, The Hall
Mrs. Mary Ann Hills, butcher
William Plastow, seed grower
Shadrach Lindo Snell, wheelwright
Mrs. Ann Turner, Hare and Hounds PH
Joseph Warren, baker
Charles Page Wood, farmer, Scrips Farm