Ancestors lost in the crowd?
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Census 1841 - 1911
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Trade Directories
History of Mount Bures
St John the Baptist Church, Mount Bures
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History of Mount Bures >> 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. 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
Nathan Bland, shopkeeper
Rev. John Brett M.A., Rectory
Thomas Doe, corn miller and shopkeeper
Joseph Hayward, wheelwright and smith
Farmers.
John Farrow (and Chappel)
Hugh Josselyn
Robert Josselyn
Thomas Newman
Hugh Pettitt, Withers
Elijah Pettit (and Feering)
Willliam Pettitt
Zachariah Pettitt
Philip Salmon
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