Ancestors lost in the crowd?
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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 Dunmow
Little Dunmow, the Street c1955
Reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection.
History of Little Dunmow >> 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.
Miss Blyth
Rev. Frederick Hill Currie, curate, Brick House Farm
Nathan Worrin, Bourchiers
Thomas Blyth, farmer, Grange
Charles Bull, farmer, landowner and maltster, Ivy Farm
Thomas Bright, shopkeeper
John Cheek, Flitch of Bacon PH
Joseph Fuller, shopkeeper
Nathan Fuller, blacksmith
Rohert Hasler, farmer, Blatches
Robert Hasler, jnr., farmer and miller, Throws
Charles King, farmer, Rockwoods
Oswald Henry Massey, farmer, Homily Farm
William OTtway, grocer and earthenware dealer; and Great Dunmow
Charles Richardson, farmer and landowner, Brook End and Brick House
William Root, farmer, Bayles Farm
Hastings Worrin, machine owner and farmer, Priory Lodge
Back to History of Little Dunmow
Dunmow Priory
print published 1834
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