Ancestors lost in the crowd?
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Perhaps these articles on our website may help:
Census 1841 - 1911
Birth, Death and Marriage Registration
The London Gazette
Newspaper archives
Trade Directories
History of Ramsden Bellhouse
History of Ramsden Bellhouse >> Post Office Directory 1874
Post Office Directory of Essex 1874 - list of inhabitants.
If you wish to trace any of these people on the census returns, the nearest census date for this 1874 directory is the 1871 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
George Jackson, Woolshots
Rev. Charles Augustus Potter, M.A., curate
Henry Barker, farmer
George Blyth, farmer, The Hall
James Champion, farmer
Jonathan Fincham, baker
Mrs. Sarah Glascock, shopkeeper
George Jackson, farmer and landowner
Edward Lazell, farmer
Thomas Mott, boot maker
Stephen Piper, boot and shoe maker
Thomas Poulton, fishmonger
George Richardson, farmer
James Smith, farm bailiff to John Offin, Park Farm
Charles Stanley, blacksmith
John Sutton, wheelwright
William Thorogood, farmer, White Lilies
John Wenmen, White Horse PH
Thomas Wood, beer retailer
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