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HISTORY OF THE DISTRICT
The pages below provide details of some extraordinary events , extraordinary people and the live and times of ordinary people.
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Religious Buildings & Religious History
Buildings and other physical features
Biographies of some people connected with this area
Pages relating to Essex or the UK
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Althorne Church | |
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Bradwell-on-Sea Church | |
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Burnham on Crouch Church | |
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Cold Norton Church | |
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Creeksea Church | |
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Dengie Church | |
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Latchingdon Church | |
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Mayland Church | |
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Mundon Church | |
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North Fambridge Church | |
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Purleigh Church | |
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St Lawrence Church | |
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Southminster Church | |
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Steeple Church | |
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Stow Maries Church | |
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Tillingham Church | |
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Woodham Mortimer Church | |
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Woodham Walter Church | |
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RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS & RELIGIOUS HISTORY |
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Baptist Church History | How the Baptists opened churches at Burnham, Southminster and Tillingham |
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Beeleigh Abbey | An Abbey of the White Canons that owned much land in the Dengie 100 |
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Church Bells | Details and history of the church bells in the older churches |
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Church Chests | Details and history of the church chests found in most churches |
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Churches and Chapel | A listing of all churches and Chapels that have existed in the area |
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Methodist Chapels | Opening and closure of five Methodist Chapels in Eastern Essex |
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Other Religions Churches in Burnham on Crouch | Pics of Baptist, Jehovah's Witness , Roman Catholic and United Reform Church |
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Peculiar Peoples Church | Tillingham and Steeple - Now called as the Union of Evangelical Churches |
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Ruined or Closed Churches | Details of the many closed or ruined churches |
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St Peters Chapel , Bradwell on Sea | One of the oldest chapel in the UK |
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Stansgate Priory, Steeple | A Cluniac Priory sacked by Henry 8th |
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Asheldham Camp |
The story of the defensive fort built by the Ancient Britons at Asheldham |
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Bradwell Bay Airfield |
The World War Two airfield |
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Burnham RNAS Airfield |
World War One Airfield |
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Danish Invasion |
Details of the two major battles with the Danes either side of Eastern Essex |
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Essex Regiment |
Over 20 pages of information on the Essex Regiment via the family history index |
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HMS Asheldham |
Modern Warship who carries the name of Asheldham |
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Home Guard |
Home defence in World War Two |
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Napoleonic War |
Essex was in the front line of the invasion threat by Napoleon |
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Othona Fort |
A Roman fort of the Saxon Shore |
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Stow Maries Airfield |
Fighter base in World War One |
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Thames Barges at War |
The role that these unlikely heroes played in the two World Wars |
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World War 1 |
The effect on Eastern Essex |
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World War 1 Graves in Eastern Essex |
Details of local graves of World War 1 casualties |
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World War 1 Naval Deaths |
The story of the service and death of some Naval Troops from this area |
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World War 2 |
The effect on Eastern Essex |
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World War 2 Graves in Eastern Essex |
Details of local graves of World War 1 casualties |
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VILLAGE HISTORY INDEX - Old Pictures, Topography Listings, Statistics and other pages |
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Alternative Village names |
Alternative ways to spell the names of local villages in Medieval Times |
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Althorne | |
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Asheldham | |
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Bradwell on Sea |
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Burnham on Crouch |
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Cold Norton | |
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Creeksea | |
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Dengie | |
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Hazeleigh | |
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Latchingdon | |
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Mayland | |
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Mundon | |
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North Fambridge | |
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Purleigh |
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Southminster |
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St Lawrence |
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Steeple | |
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Stow Maries | |
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Tillingham |
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Woodham Mortimer | |
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Woodham Walter |
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Village Population 1817 |
Population Statistics for Eastern Essex Villages in 1817 |
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Village Population 1829 |
Population Statistics for Eastern Essex Villages in 1829 |
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Bradwell Bay Airfield |
A frontline World war Two airfield |
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Bradwell Lockup |
One of the few village lockups remaining |
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Bradwell Power Station |
Seen for miles from the Blackwater Estuary |
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Burnham Historic Buildings |
Details of some on the 117 listed buildings in Burnham Town Centre |
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Burnham Clock Tower |
The best known building in Burnham on Crouch |
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Burnham Cottage Hospital |
The story of the Cottage Hospital |
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Burnham Foundry |
An important feature of Burnham now closed |
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Burnham Museum |
Burnham's fine museum |
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Canals |
White House Farm Canal & Chelmer and Blackwater - The areas two canals |
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Cinema History |
details of the current and past cinemas |
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Conservation Areas |
Lists the conservation areas in East Essex- Concentrations of fine buildings |
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Creeksea Place |
Creeksea Place was the seat of the Harris Family` |
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Crouch Valley Railway Line |
The story of the branch line |
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HMS Beagle and HMS Kangaroo |
The part that the Coastguard Watch vessels played in the fight against smuggling |
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Islands |
Details of the Islands in the Crouch and Blackwater |
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Linnett's Cottage |
Linnetts Cottage was home to the premier wild fowler |
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Mangapps Railway Museum |
Working Steam trains and railway history |
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Othona Fort |
The Roman Fort of Othona |
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Parish Pumps |
Pictures and details of Parish pumps to be found in the area |
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Public House Signs |
The derivation of the names of some of the older pubs in the area |
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Rose Inn |
Story of a local Pub |
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Saltmaking |
Salt from Eastern Essex is the best in the UK - This is the story of salt. |
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Southminster Maltings |
Maltings and Breweries were important features- Southminster was the biggest |
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Steeple School |
The story of the village school at Steeple |
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Stow Maries Airfield |
A front line World War One Airfield |
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Tucker Brown Boatyard |
One of the best know boatyards in town |
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The Wade |
How the Wade was closed and Ramsey Island became part of the mainland |
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Watermills |
Details of local Watermills |
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Windmills |
details of local windmills |
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Woodham-Maldon Railway Branch Line |
The now defunct railways branch line |
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Workhouses |
Workhouses existed in most villages in the 1800's |
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Domesday Book Life |
Local extracts from the Domesday Book |
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16th Century Crime |
Crimes committed in Elizabethan Times |
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16th Century Life |
Facets of life in Elizabethan time |
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17th Century Crime |
Assize records from the 17th century |
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17th century Life |
facets of life in the 17th century |
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18th Century Life |
Facets of life in the 18th century |
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Bronze Age |
Eastern Essex in the bronze age |
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Bull Baiting & Cock Fighting |
How these blood sports flourished in this area until abolished in 1835 |
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Burnham Town Council |
History of Burnham Town Council from its formation in 1974 |
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Burnham Urban District Council |
The life of Burnham UDC until it was abolished in 1974 |
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Bus & Coach Operators |
Details of the early bus and coach operators |
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Carriers |
The Carriers that operated from the villages of the Dengie 100 to Maldon |
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The story of the fight against smugglers and to save lives from wrecks | |
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Cricket |
How cricket changed from the gentlemen to the players in this area |
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Essex Dialect |
Some examples of Essex Dialect |
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Farm Labourers |
Nearly half the population were farm labourers- this is their story |
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Feet of Fines |
Feet of Fines were a popular way to buy and sell property in the 11th century |
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Folklore |
It's surprising how many examples of folklore contain some truth |
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Ghosts |
As befits a historic region, Eastern Essex has many stories of ghosts |
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Industrial Revolution |
The effect on this area of the Industrial Revolution |
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Iron Age |
Eastern Essex in Iron Age |
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Local Shopping Ads 1932 |
Local ads from a 1932 magazine |
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Local Legends |
Tall stories handed down through the generations |
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Maldon Rural District Council |
Markets and Fairs have been held since 1218 |
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Markets and Fairs |
Markets and Fairs have been held since 1218 |
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Newspapers in the 1800's | Where the local Victorians got their local news |
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Old Essex Recipes |
Local recipes |
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Oyster Fishing |
Oysters was the best know product in the 1800's |
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Ploughing Matches |
The story of competitive ploughing matches from 1834 |
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Parliamentary Representation |
MP's for this area |
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Policing East Essex |
The story of local policing |
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Police in 1840 |
Police Numbers and Crime figures for 1840 and 1841 |
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Poor Law in practice |
The early years of poor law in Essex and the story of Jane Harris of Cold Norton |
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Prehistoric Era |
Our area in prehistoric times |
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Prisoners |
Prison, Lock ups and Police cells were used to house prisoners |
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Public supply of water |
How people obtained their water in 1901 |
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Roman Times |
Romans lived in this area |
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Saxon Life |
The Saxons followed the Romans to invade |
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Schools 1812 to 1870 |
School life before compulsory education |
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Shipwrecks |
The story behind some of the many shipwrecks on the sands off our coast |
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Slavery | This area boasted anti slavery campaigners and slave owners |
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Smugglers |
Smuggling was a favourite activity |
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Stagecoach |
Stagecoaches to London provided a link with the capital |
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Stone Ages |
Eastern Essex in the Stone Ages |
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Thames Barges |
Barges played a vital role in this area |
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Trade Tokens |
The time when traders issued their own coins |
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Visit by Daniel Defoe in 1722 |
The author Daniel Defoe paid a visit in 1722 and wrote down his views |
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Coastguard activity on the River Blackwater | |
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Coastguard Watch activity on the Rivers Crouch and Roach | |
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Wild fowling |
Thousands of wildfowl were killed each year at sea and in the decoy ponds |
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Witches |
Like many other areas witches and warlocks were identified and burnt |
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Cloudburst of 1859 |
In 1859 a cloudburst caused floods that passed into local folklore |
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Duke of Edinburgh hero and villain |
In 1882 the Duke Saved one boat but left nine sailors to drown |
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Earthquake 1884 |
The effects on Eastern Essex of the biggest UK earthquake |
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Great Fire of Burnham 1927 |
The story of the Great Fire |
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Floods |
The Great flood of 1953 and other floods |
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Incendiarism |
Farm fires uses as a protest against consitions in the 1800's |
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Jacobite Rebellion |
The part that Eastern Essex played in the 1715 rebellion |
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Mary Simpson's Trial 1795 |
Mary Simpson's trial set the precedent for gleaning corn in the UK |
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Murder at Bradwell Church |
Rome imposed an Italian Rector in 1325 - the result Murder |
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Murder of Sgt Eve |
The murder of Police Sergeant Eve |
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Murder of Stanley Setty |
The murder of Stanley Setty was the first to use a light aircraft |
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Peasants Revolt 1381 |
The affects on our area of the rebellion led by Wat Tyler |
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Tillingham Prizefight |
The barenuckle prizefight in 1788 between two local champions |
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Whales in the Crouch |
In the 1800's four whales were beached in the Crouch to much excitement |
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Witch Hunt at Burnham on Crouch |
The arrest and trial of Agnes and Joan Thurrock for Witchcraft in 1584 |
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Worst weather ever - 1897 |
1897 was the worst year ever for weather - severe frosts , bad storms and floods |
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Thomas Abel | Bradwell Rector hung, drawn and quartered for opposing King Henry 8th |
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Mary Adams | According to the story - in 1652 Mary gave birth to the Ranters Monster |
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Sir Henry Bate Dudley |
What a man! - Playwright, Newspaper Editor, Duelist, Rector, Socialite, Highway builder, prize winning sea defence expert, JP, war leader Bate Dudley did it all and in style. |
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Samuel Levy Bensusan | S L Bensusan is an author who has been called the Essex Laureate |
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Aleck Bourne | Star yachtsman and the Surgeon whose abortion operation led to a change in the law |
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Phillip Scott Burge | Captain Burge was a RFC Air Ace with 13 kills in World War 1 |
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Francis Edward Camps | Francis Camps was an pioneering patholgist involved in many famous murder trials |
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Marcus Carausius | Rebel Roman Commander closely associated with the Fort of Othona at Bradwell |
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Dr Peter Chamberlen | A pioneer in medicine who invented birthing forceps |
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Charles Darwin |
The links of Darwin and HMS Beagle to Essex |
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William Ely |
The story of William Ely & Sons - Wheelwrights of Southminster |
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Charles Hay Sweet-Escott |
Charles Escott was one the best of the Gentleman Cricketers |
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Margaret Gatty |
Margaret Gatty was one of the most acclaimed children's authors of her day |
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John Gauden |
Born at Mayland to become a Bishop, Kings Chaplain and controversial author |
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Rev Walter Henry Hill |
Rev Hill was a pioneering naturalist during his time as Curate of Southminster |
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Hugh Owen | Captain of Essex Cricket Club and member of MCC team v Australia |
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John Robert Blayney Owen | England International Footballer and Rector of Bradwell |
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William and Harold Pye | The Pyes were pioneers of radio developing Pye Radios and electrical equipment |
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Rev Alexander John Scott |
Rev Scott was not only the Chaplain who heard the last words of Nelson at Trafalgar but he was a long serving local Rector |
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The 1st Viscount Stansgate | WW1 hero and first of the Wedgewood Benn family of Labour Politicians |
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Thomas Surry | A Southminster boy who served with the Essex Regiment in the Napoleonic wars. |
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Rev Robert Francis Walker |
Popular Curate of Purleigh and translator of German texts |
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George Washington |
The link between President George Washington and Essex |
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Essex Saints |
Six Saints have strong connections with this area |
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Historic People |
Pen pictures of some important people |
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Literary People |
Inspired artists and authors who have connections with this area |
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Olympic Champions |
Details of the Olympic Champions from 1908, 1920 and 1936 that came from Eastern Essex |
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Bookshop |
Books on this area available from Amazon |
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Forum |
Essex Family History Forum is your free forum to post requests for information or share information with other people interested in this area |
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Maps Page |
Old Maps of Eastern Essex are pictured on this page |
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Banks and Banking in Essex | The development of banking in Essex up to the takeover by national banks |
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Essex Congregational Union | The formation of the Congregational Union in 1798 and it's first 50 years |
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Essex Foxhounds | List of Masters, Staff and supporters of Essex Foxhounds from 1800 to 1896 |
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Essex George Cross Winners | Essex winners of the George Cross - the highest award for civilian bravery |
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Watch Vessels- UK |
A list of the Coastguard Watch Vessels in the UK |
