Benefits of Membership
● Advertise your Surname Interests.
● 3 Issues of the Essex Family Historian per year.
● Access to Members Only Area. Items available include:-
● Essex Genealogy Database
● The Essex Gazetteer
● The Essex Family Historian Archive
● FindmyPast Subscription Discount Code
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Latest News |
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Trinity House
Following our recent talk on Trinity House we have been told their archives are at London Metopolitan Archives http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/lma The Offical History of Trinity House (Light Upon the Waters) is available from Trinity house at https://shop.trinityhouse.co.uk/products/777 |
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WEA Billericay Branch Online Course
The Billericay Branch of the WEA are running an online course entitled "Who Does Billericay Think It Is" For full details please click here |
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RootsTech2021 Online Family History event
Open until February 2022 - 24 hours a day. It is FREE! To visit click here |
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Research Centre
Our Research Centre is due to re-open in July. |
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Zoom Meetings
Where possible these meetings will be recorded For details of how to access these recordings please see here. |
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Genealogy Database Our database now has well over 1.9 million records. For details of the recent additions please see here |
Online Shop
Click here to visit our online Shop. Here you can purchase any of the Society’s CDs & Research services with your Credit or Debit Card. To see our full Terms & Conditions click the link at the bottom of this page.
Picture Gallery
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Surname Interests
Surname Interests may be searched by clicking here.
The most recent interests are displayed below the Picture Gallery on the right of this page. Hover over the surname to show the period of interest & over county code to show the full.
To contact a member about their interest, click on the surname to go to the Search Results page & follow the instructions below the list of interests.
We hope that you make a successful link with others researching the same surname.
Office address:-
ESFH, c/o Essex Record Office, Wharf Road, Chelmsford, CM2 6YT
Thaxted Guildhall built by the guild of Cutlers in 1390
Steeple Bumpstead Moot Hall known as the "Old Schole" was built in 1592 by the inhabitants on land rented from the Crown
St John the Baptist Church, Little Maplestead often known as the Round Church because it has a circular Nave. It was built by the Knights Hospitaller c1340.
Latest Surname Interests
| Name | County | Parish |
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| Malton | ESS | Ashen |
| Sell | ESS | Saffron Walden |
| Juniper | ESS | |
| Grimsey | ESS | Harwich |
| Monk | ESS | The Rodings |
| Freshwater | ESS | Heybridge |
| Clarke | ESS | Ilford, Barking, Grays,et |
| Tooke | NFK | Forncett St Peter |
| Robe | DUR | Sunderland |
| Griggs | ESS | Elsenham |
| Wyten | ESS | Gainscorn |
| Stringer | ESS | Barkingside |
| Bannister | ESS | Ingatestone |
| Lowe | ESS | Chelmsford |
| Ansbury | ESS | Dovercourt |
| Suckling | Finchingfield | |
| Crow(e) | ESS | Stebbing, Barking |
| Hurrell | ESS | Barking, Dagenham, Orsett |
| Lambert | ESS | |
| Chelmsaford | ||
| Claydon | ESS | Rayne |
| Bush | ESS | Messing |
| Wells | ESS | Colchester |
| Williams | ESS | High Laver |
| Barnard | ESS | High Laver |
| Sheldrake | ESS | Chelmsaford |
| Bonner | ESS | Rayleigh |
| Baker | CAM | Bartlow |
| Baker | ESS | Great Sampford |
