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History of Ramsden Bellhouse >> 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

John Ashfield, victualler, White Horse
Mark Corker, shopkeeper
William Finch, victualler, Fox and Hounds
Richard Eckworth, corn miller
Jeremiah Lazell, shopkeeper
Joseph Piper, shoemaker
Henry Such, butcher
Rev. Thomas Turner, curate
Thomas Warner, wheelwright
John Watts, shopkeeper
George Whitbread, blackmsith

Farmers.
Henry Barker
George Bligh, Hall
James Champion
Peter Gooch
James Corker
Mary Ann Eales
Thomas Gabbett, Chithams
George Jackson
Edward Lazell
William Porter
George Richardson
J. Whitbread
W. Whitbread

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