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 Tilbury
History of West Tilbury >> White's Directory 1848
White's Directory of Essex 1848 - list of inhabitants.
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
Peter Asplin, farmer and coal merchant
Peter Asplin, jun., farmer
William Baker, farmer, Hall
James George Betts, farmer
J. Gladwin, shoemaker
Richard Grover, grocer, etc.
William Harris, baker
Rev. James Hargreaves, rector
Joseph James, corn miller
Capt. Knight, barrack master, Fort
Mrs. Ann Newing, farmer
John Ranson, blacksmith
William Malmarsh, farmer
David Travis, builder
Edward Travis, builder and victualler, King's Head
James Waylett, beer seller
Thomas Wilson, police officer
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