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Census 1841 - 1911
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Trade Directories
History of Wimbish
Wimbish, the Village Shop c1950
Reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection.
History of Wimbish >> 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.
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.
Buttris Barker, blacksmith
William Butcher, parish clerk
Rev. Martin Wilson Foye M.A., vicar
Mrs. Martha Gayton, Tiptofts
Charles Harrison, butcher
George Jackson, carpenter and victualler, White Hart
Framers.
Thomas Aldridge, Hyams
Henry Archer, Cold End
John Barnard, Freemans
John Baynes, Abbot's Farm
John Bunton, Rayments
John Franklin, Elms
Robert Franklin, Little Bridge
Edward French, Gunters
Henry Giblin, Broad Oaks
Thomas Hall, Frogs Green
Daniel Heard, Wimbish Parsonage
James Kittredge, bricklayer
Edward Mills, Howlett-end
John Mills, Hodges
James Mynott, Wiggles
William Norris, Maypole
Joseph Nottage, Wimbush Green
James Prior, Stonards
John Tamer, Windmill
John Thurgood, Lower House
John Townsend, (and miller,) New House
William Trayler, Wimbush Hall
William Willett, Thunderley Parsonage
Matthew Winder, Thunderley Hall
William Wiseman, Cold-end
Thomas Wright, Drylands
Beerhouses.
John Chapman
William Mynott (and miller)
Shoemakers.
Henry Barker
Josiah Mascall
Shopkeepers.
Edward Harrison
John Richardson
Mary Savill
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