Ancestors lost in the crowd?
New to family history research?
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 Stondon Massey
Bricklayer's Arms, Stondon Massey
©John Winfield
Photograph by kind permission of John Winfield,
contributor to the Geograph Project
History of Stondon Massey >> 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
Capt. Francis Baker, Stondon House
Francis Edward Brace, Stondon Place
Rev. Edward James Reeve, M.A., J.P., rector, Rectory
Thomas Barnes, Bricklayers' Arms PH
Newman Cook, farmer
James French, farmer, Stondon Hall
Robert Gandy, farmer
Mrs. Susannah Gandy, farmer, Canon's Farm
Walter Gann, builder
Thomas William Lambert, farmer
Charles Merrett, shopkeeper
William Page, farmer
Richard Ponder, farm bailiff to Henry Bean
Joseph Reader, farm bailiff to the Rev. Reeve
William Sawkins, blacksmith
Charles Henry Stock, farmer
William Thomas, farmer, Shivers
George Tyler, farm bailiff to Capt. Anthony, Little Myless
James Webb, farmer, Wimples Farm
Jeremiah Wooltorton, farmer
Richard Wrenn, shoe maker
Are your ancestors from this location? Why not tell us their story. When were they here? Who were they? What they did they do? Where did they go? Have you an interesting story to tell about them?
Go to the home page of the parish, village or town, and follow the 'My Ancestors' link halfway down the page.