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History of Tolleshunt Knights >> White's Directory 1863
White's Directory of Essex 1863 - list of inhabitants.
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.
You should also consider newspaper archives. With millions of pages now online, there is always the possibility of finding articles featuring your ancestors. Discover how to explore newspaper archives.
John Bishop, bailiff, Brook Hall
Ezekiah Drain, carrier and beerhouse
Samuel Eley, wheelwright
Francis Fisher, boot and shoe maker
Rev. W. H. Frend, incumbent of Tiptree Heath
Thomas Furlong, grocer and draper
James Hardy, victualler, Rose and Crown
Rev. Charles Lawrence, rector
John Lazell, parish clerk
William Palmer, blacksmith
William Tiffin, blacksmith
Farmers. (*Are owners.)
Thomas Barwell and Charles Dames, Brook Hall
John Blyth, Barn Hall
Matthew Bonner
Robert Christmas
Samuel Dean
Joseph Dennis
Charles Hall
Francis Gardiner
* William Harrington
Edward Harvey
Thomas Green Harvey, Windmill Hall
George Daniel Ransom, and miller, Tiptree Mill
* Richard Seabrook, Grove Hall
Arthur Wilkins
John Posford
Charles John Wilkins, Trewlands
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