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History of Stondon Massey

Bricklayer's Arms, Stondon Massey
©John Winfield
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White's Directory of Essex 1848

STONDON-MASSEY, a scattered village and parish, from 2 to 3 miles South East of Chipping Ongar, and 6 miles North North West of Brentwood >>more.

White's Directory of Essex 1848 - list of inhabitants.

White's Directory of Essex 1863

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

Post Office Directory of Essex 1874

Post Office Directory of Essex 1874 - list of inhabitants.

My Stondon Massey Ancestors

Are your ancestors from Stondon Massey? Why not tell us their story: My Ancestors.

More local history sources

Ebay is now a great source for 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. Link already formatted for Essex. Browse through or type the name of the location in the Ebay search box. >>

Also on Ebay are legal documents on vellum. This link is formatted for Essex. (Sometimes I think these should be in an archive.) >>

Books featuring Stondon Massey from Abebooks. Just click the logo. The search terms are already formatted for Stondon Massey.

Search for Stondon Massey census returns at ancestry.co.uk.

1841 England Census | 1851 England Census | 1861 England Census
1871 England Census | 1881 England Census | 1891 England Census
1901 England Census

Essex1841.com transcript of 1841 census

The Essex Record Office: an excellent starting point for research. The ERO has an online catalogue by the name of SEAX and a database of Parish Records held in the ERO. Access to both via their home page.

Excellent detailed information on the history of Stondon Massey appears in the Victorian Counties History on the British History Online web site: Stondon Massey, A History of the County of Essex: Volume 4: Ongar Hundred (1956).

Local council web site with a brief history of Stondon Massey.

1881 Ordnance Survey Map from the British History Online web site (Essex: 059, Ordnance Survey 1:10,560: Epoch 1.0).

Ordnance Survey - type the place name in the gazetteer search box to view detailed map of Stondon Massey.

Images of England web site which has a photographic record of England's listed buildings - from the grandest house to the humblest cottage. Enter the town or village in the search box. Photographs are accompanied by a detailed architectural description of the property.