High Street, Pitsea, c.1965Reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection.
History of Pitsea >> White's Directory 1863
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. 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.
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Northlands Estate, PitseaLow resolution copy courtesy of Footsteps' Shop on Ebay. Quality postcards of Essex.
Charles Abrey, farmer William Baker, farmer, Pitsea Hall Elizabeth Bell, school mistress George Bettis, grocer and carrier William Boutell, wheelwright William Britton, baker and shopkeeper Jeremiah Collins, farmer Robert Crooks, blacksmith Stephen Freeman, carpenter, etc. Robert Grout, corn miller Rev. Henry Hasted, B.A., rector John Hickford, victualler, Halfway House Frederick Mast, station master John Saveall, shoemaker John Sparks, farmer, Burnt Mill William Spooner, parish clerk George Upson, victualler, Bull
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Pitsea - Cary's New and Correct English Atlas, 1798
Pitsea - First Series Ordnance Survey Map 1805
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