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History of Witham

Witham, High Street 1900
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History of Witham >> Pigot's Directory 1823

Pigot's Directory of Essex 1823 - list of inhabitants.

If you wish to trace any of these people on the census returns, the nearest census date for this 1823 directory is the 1841 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

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Chipping Hill, Witham
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Academies.
Miss Grant
Miss Larcher
Miss Steel

Attorneys.
James Daniels
William Henry Pattison

Auctioneers and Surveyors.
James Beadell jun.

Bakers.
Ely Thomas
James Harris
Elizabeth Habbard
William Henry Lowe
Joseph Sayer

Booksellers.
Philip Youngman

Boot and Shoe Makers.
James Bountwood
Joseph Brand
George Fenn
Samuel Lemon

Bricklayers.
Francis Cook
John Page
William Page
William Page jun.
John Wright

Butchers.
Charles Barwell
Edmund Barwell
Henry Barwell
Thomas Belcher
James Warren

Cabinet Makers and Upholsterers.
Benjamin Cotte
John Cotte

Carpenters and Joiners.
Thomas Harwood
William Harwood
H. Mortimer

Coopers.
J. Branwhite
John Neave Norton

Chipping Hill, Witham
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Curriers.
Firmin Potto
Thomas Trew

Farriers.
James Fuller
Thomas Fuller
Thomas Stokes

General Dealers and Grocers.
Edward Agar
John Brand
John Cotton
Elizabeth Hubbard
Joseph Nott
Lucy Unwin
Thomas Butler
John Cobishley
James Crickmore
Joseph Sands

Inns and Public Houses.
Angel, William Mayhew
Blue Posts, William Whale
Fleece, William Page
George, George Fenn
Red Lion, Elizabeth Blaxall
Spread Eagle, Robert Polley
Swan, Robert Page
White Hart, John Crump

Linen Drapers.
Thomas Butler
Timothy Holmstead
Edward Smith

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print published 1834

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