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Sible Hedingham, the Almshouses, Swan Street 1953.  (Neg. S276008)  © Copyright The Francis Frith Collection 2005. http://www.frithphotos.com
Sible Hedingham, the Almshouses, Swan Street 1953
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History of Sible Hedingham >> White's Directory 1863

White's Directory of Essex 1863 - list of inhabitants.

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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

Bakers, etc.
Joseph Boreham
William Kendall

Beerhouses.
John Hale
John Orbell
Robert Redgewell
Thomas Henry White

Blacksmiths.
C. Farrance
Henry Mead
John Pettit
Thomas Henry White
William White

Boot and Shoe Makers.
William Abrahams, and leather dealer
Henry Fowler
Robert Ince
William Lee
John Pettit, jun.
Thomas Pettit
Charles Rulton

Bricklayers.
Robert Brett
William King

Butchers.
George Ames
William Ames
Edward Balls
Richard Fitch

Carpenters and Builders.
George Barter
Edward Cools
John Orbell
Samuel Stammers, jun.

St. Peter's Church
St. Peter's Church, Sible Hedingham
©Robert Edwards
Photograph by kind permission of Robert Edwards,
contributor to the Geograph Project

Coal Merchants.
Robert Allen; and Ballingdon
Thomas Moy

Gardeners.
William Dillistone
Mark Ellsdon
Frederick Fairbank
Ann Flack
Elizabeth Flack
Charles Flack
James Lewsey
William Mayhew

Shopkeepers.
Eleanor Bishop
Henry Fitch
Martha Hulton
Elizabeth Nott
Robert Redgewell
J.S. Spurgeon
Charles Wiseman
Francis Wiseman

Tailors.
George Abrahams
George Coppin
Joseph Newborn

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