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Trade Directories

History of St Osyth

St Osyth, the Creek 1912
Reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection.

History of St Osyth >> 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:

• ancestry.co.uk
• genesreunited.co.uk
• findmypast.co.uk

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

High Street, St Osyth
Reproduced courtesy of Footsteps' Shop on Ebay.
Quality reproductions of old photographs.

Blacksmiths.
William Henry Gardner
William Hamby

Boot and Shoemakers.
James Davey
George Seeley
Samuel Watsham
William Watsham

Bricklayers.
Robert Atkins
Joseph Page
William Henry Peggs

Butchers.
George Gardner
Henry Norman, jun.

Carpenters.
George Bowder
James De Mead
Graham Ireland, (and wheelwright)
Thomas Mason
Charles Moore
Benjamin Pollard

Gardenrs and Seedsmen.
George Clarke
James Cook
James Dunnett
William Dunnett
William Henry Peggs

Mill Street, St Osyth
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Quality reproductions of old photographs.

Grocers and Drapers.
Arthur Clarke
Joseph Instone
Henry Kemp
James Newcombe

Milliners.
Eliza Becky
Harriet Cole
Sarah Gilders
Mrs A. Roper
Mary Turner

Saddlers.
G. K. Humphrey
James Watsham

Sailors.
Abraham Carter
Martin Cook

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St Osyth Priory
print published 1834

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