Ancestors lost in the crowd?
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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 West Horndon
Thorndon Hall
print published 1834
History of West Horndon >> Inhabitants in 1848, 1863 and 1874
White's Directory of Essex 1848 - list of inhabitants
Right Hon. William Francis Henry Petre, Thorndon Hall
Charles Squier, farmer
John Weylie, gardener
If you wish to trace any of these people on the census returns, the nearest census date for this 1848 directory is the 1851 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
White's Directory of Essex 1863 - list of inhabitants.
Right Hon. William Bernard Petre, the present Lord Petre
Alexander Crawford, gardener
Charles Squire, farmer
Joseph Campbell, farmer
John Tyler, stud-groom
William Walker, farm bailiff
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
Post Office Directory of Essex 1874 - list of inhabitants.
Lord Petre, Thorndon Hall
Rev. James Bamber, (Roman Catholic chaplain at Thorndon Hall)
Charles Squier, farmer, Barnard's Farm
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
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