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History of Little Hallingbury

Little Hallingbury, the Church c1960
Reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection.

History of Little Hallingbury >> White's Directory 1848

White's Directory of Essex 1848 - list of inhabitants.

If you wish to trace any of these people on the census returns, the nearest census date for this 1848 directory is the 1851 census. This can be obtained from ancestry.co.uk: 1851 England Census
OR
genesreunited.co.uk: 1851 census
OR
findmypast.com: 1851 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

Benjamin Barlow, gentleman
Emma Burder, National School
Benjamin Dorrington, tailor
William Glasscock, victualler, Sutton's Arms
John Houghton, grocer and draper
William Hutchin, blackmsith
Rev. D.F. Jarman
George Josling, shoemaker
Rev. Charles Pritchett M.A., rector

Farmers.
John Brown
George Goodwin
William Fowler, jun., Monkbury
George Houghton
William Houghton
Edward Mumford
Robert Hardy
William Perry
John Saville