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The porch of Radwinter Church
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Welcome to the home page for the History of Radwinter and its inhabitants.
Below you find links to a range of sources transcribed by History House. Further below under 'more family and local history sources' you will find additional links to help you.
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Radwinter inhabitants who voted in the 1847 general election.
RADWINTER, a large scattered village, near the sources of the river Pant or Blackwater, 5 miles East by South of >>more.
White's Directory of Essex 1848 - list of inhabitants.
White's Directory of Essex 1863 - list of inhabitants.
Post Office Directory of Essex 1874 - list of inhabitants.
Court cases involving Radwinter residents - ongoing project >>more.
Reports and returns on schools and education in Radwinter.
Under the Poor Law of 1834, Radwinter became part of the Saffron Walden Union. See our article on researching your workhouse and pauper ancestors.
For images of Radwinter see our article on Essex Images for Family History.
For maps of Radwinter see our article on Essex Maps for Family History.
St Mary the Virgin's Church, Radwinter.
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All types of objects relating to family history are sold on Ebay. Photographs, copies of Wills, house conveyancing, bills of sale, and much, much more. See our article Essex Ancestors on eBay
If you're looking for pictures of Radwinter to add to your family tree album, then try Ebay. Link already formatted for Essex Postcards
Books featuring Radwinter from Abebooks. Just click the logo. The search terms are already formatted for Radwinter.
Books featuring Essex on Amazon. Just click the logo. This link is already formatted for Essex History in the book section. Refine the search to look for Radwinter, such as: Radwinter history.
The Essex Record Office 'ERO' is an excellent starting point for research. The ERO has an online catalogue by the name of Essex Archives Online which includes parish registers. Access to both via the ERO's homepage.
Also try FreeReg: a database of parish registers transcribed by volunteers. The Essex coverage is increasing each day.
Website on the history of Radwinter including parish registers, images and other records.
Newspaper archives are now a very important source of information for researching your family tree.
Try our example search to help you discover if your ancestors are in the British Newspaper Archive.
Radwinter - Cary's New and Correct English Atlas, 1798
Radwinter - First Series Ordnance Survey Map 1805
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Ebay is a good source of old images of Essex towns and villages. If you're looking for pictures to add to your family tree album, then try one of the auctions, or there are several 'Buy It Now' shops offering postcards which have been touched up and improved - so if you're unsure about bidding, try these.
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