Ancestors lost in the crowd?
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Census 1841 - 1911
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Trade Directories
History of Little Hallingbury

Little Hallingbury, the Church c1960
Reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection.
History of Little Hallingbury >> White's Directory 1863
White's Directory of Essex 1863 - list of inhabitants.
If you wish to trace any of these people on the census returns, the nearest census date for this 1863 directory is the 1861 census. This can be obtained from ancestry.co.uk: 1861 England Census
OR
genesreunited.co.uk: 1861 Census
OR
findmypast.com: 1861 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
James Challis, victualler, Sutton's Arms
John Crabb, shopkeeper
John Houghton, grocer and draper
William Hutchin, blacksmith
George Josling, shoemaker
Mrs Legerton, school
Justinian Pelly, Esq., Garston House
Rev. Stanley Pemberton, B.A., Rectory
James Perry, beerseller
Farmers.
John Brown
Fitch Mumford
Samuel Page
John Saville
Charles Tipler
James Dry
Daniel Mumford
Thomas Perry
Michael Wilson
George Tipler