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History of Pebmarsh >> 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:

• ancestry.co.uk
• genesreunited.co.uk
• findmypast.co.uk

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

Pebmarsh
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John Allen, corn factor
Joseph Binks, pork butcher
Stephen Clark, tailor
Susanna Crisp, saddler
Thomas Creffield, maltster
James Eldred, blacksmith
Joseph Eldred, wheelwright
Hon. and Rev. Edward Harbottle Grimston M.A., Rectory
Peter Hearn, church clerk
Shadrach Hearn, poulterer
John Osmar, police officer
William Pye, carpenter
Benjamin Roast, corn miller
Edward Rodick, silk manufacturer
Isaac Sycamore, shoemaker
Walter William Walford, victualler, King's Head
John Webber, butcher

Farmers.
Samuel Collis
Henry Farrow
James Howlett
George Nott, Dagworths
John Start, Moat Farm
Jane Stebbing, Blue Pale
John Stebbing, Spoons Hall
Robert Ruel Stebbing, Hunt's Hall
Joseph Thompson

Bakers.
Thomas Creffield
William Downes

Shopkeepers.
Mary Annn Beardwell
William Dixey
William Downes
George Lee

Beer Houses.
Mary Ann Beardwell
Edward Bush
William Downes
Mary Ann Wiffen

Schools.
Hetty Cant
Mary Lee

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