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| − | |A county that was somewhat bigger than it is now, the west side having been absorbed into Greater London.
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| − | A fairly flat county with several rivers cutting deeply into it, hence a popular area for sailing. Essex sailing barges used to carry goods into the capital and up the coast, and sailing barge races are still held annually.
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| − | Originally a mainly agricultural county, with both arable and animal farming but now acts mainly as a dormitory for London.
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| − | |Southend-on-Sea and Clacton-on-Sea were popular Bank Holiday destinations from the East End of London.
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| − | Gustav Holst composed "The Planets Suite" in Essex.
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| − | '''County town:''' Chelmsford
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| − | '''Other major towns:''' Ilford, Southend-on-Sea, West Ham
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| − | '''[[Places_of_Worship:Essex| Essex Places of Worship]]'''
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| − | '''[http://www.familytreeforum.com/regional-projects/ Regional Projects Forum]'''
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| − | | [[Image: EnglandEssex.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Source: Wikipedia]]
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| − | ==Resources==
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| − | '''Primary Reference'''
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| − | *[http://www.essexcc.gov.uk/vip8/ecc/ECCWebsite/dis/gui.jsp?channelOid=13813&guideOid=14788&oid=14788 '''Essex Record Office''']
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| − | *[http://www.essexcc.gov.uk/vip8/ecc/ECCWebsite/dis/cha.jsp?channelOid=15524&guideOid=15128&oid=15524 Essex Libraries]
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| − | *[http://www.esfh.org.uk/ Essex Family History Society]
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| − | *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~alefounder/essgen/ess.html Essex Look-up Exchange]
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| − | *[http://www.parishregisteruklook-upexchange.co.uk/parishregistersdg.htm Parish Register Look-up Exchange]
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| − | *[http://essex-opc.org.uk/ Essex Online Parish Clerks]
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| − | '''Countywide Interest'''
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| − | *[http://www.essex1841.com/ 1841 Essex Census & Other Records]
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| − | *[http://www.essexchurches.info/ Essex Churches]
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| − | *[http://www.essex-country-life.co.uk/ Essex Country Life]
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| − | *[http://www.essex-family-history.co.uk/ Eastern Essex Family History]
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| − | *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~boydsindex/Boydsindexa.htm Boyd's Marriage Index]
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| − | *[http://www.essexvillages.net/parishrecords/essexparish.html Essex Parish Records]
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| − | *[http://unlockingessex.essexcc.gov.uk/custom_pages/home_page.asp? Unlocking Essex's Past]
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| − | *[http://www.essex.ac.uk/history/esah/essexplacenames/ Essex Place Names]
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| − | *[http://essexpub.net/ London & Essex Pubs History & Trade Directory Index]
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| − | *[http://www.villagesigns-essex.co.uk/ Essex Village Signs]
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| − | *[http://www.hulford.co.uk/intro.html Essex Witch Trials]
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| − | *[http://www.historyhouse.co.uk/ History House inc Whites Directory 1848 ]
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| − | '''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
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| − | *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~melanie/ Ardleigh's Past]
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| − | *[http://www.thurrock.gov.uk/heritage/content.php?page=aveley_stmichaels St. Michael's Church, Aveley ~ Monuments and Tombstone Inscriptions]
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| − | *[http://cemweb.barking-dagenham.gov.uk/servlet/Telesearch?Search+Again=Search+Again&action=sagain&sagfont=&thisyear=2008&DefSep=-&withmaps=no&sysver=1.13&tstxtbr=no&iadd=http%3A%2F%2Fcemweb.barking-dagenham.gov.uk%2Fservlet%2FTeleimage&TeleSearch_version=1.22&wadd=http%3A%2F%2Fcemweb.barking-dagenham.gov.uk%2F&mapping=no&Grave=view&aaa=FALSE&TbSocketIO_version=1.23&button_type=button&eadd=http%3A%2F%2Fcemweb.barking-dagenham.gov.uk%2Fservlet%2FTelesearch&sessionid=70456035&DefFName=Enter+a+Forename&DefSName=Enter+a+Surname&gadd=http%3A%2F%2Fcemweb.barking-dagenham.gov.uk%2Fservlet%2FTelegrave&erpp=10 Barking & Dagenham Cemeteries online search]
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| − | *[http://www.brightlingsea-town.co.uk/history/genealogy.htm Brightlingsea Town Site]
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| − | *[http://www.peterjoslin.btinternet.co.uk/black_notley1.htm Black Notley 1901 Census]
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| − | *[http://www.geocities.com/evesfam/Eves3.html Bromley by Bow]
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| − | *[http://www.burnham.org.uk/ Burnham on Crouch]
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| − | *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~canvey/ Canvey Island]
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| − | *[http://www.castlehedingham.org/index.html Castle Hedingham]
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| − | *[http://www.claveringonline.org.uk/Local%20History%20Frame.htm Clavering Village]
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| − | *[http://www.dur.ac.uk/r.h.britnell/Colchester%20Deeds%201.htm Colchester Deeds of the 14th and 15th Centuries]
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| − | *[http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~kelsey/cranham.htm A History of Cranham]
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| − | *[http://www.dengie.org.uk/ The Dengie 100]
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| − | *[http://linux02.lib.cam.ac.uk/earlscolne// Earls Colne 1375-1854]
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| − | *[http://www.eolfhs.org.uk/ East of London FHS]
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| − | *[http://www.peterjoslin.btinternet.co.uk/easthorpe.htm Easthorpe 1901 Census]
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| − | *[http://www.stmichaelsfobbing.org.uk/welcome.htm St Michael's Parish, Fobbing]
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| − | *[http://www.btinternet.com/~roger.beckwith/Finchingfield/index.htm Finchingfield Past and Present]
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| − | *[http://www.foxearth.org.uk/ The Foxearth and District Local History Society]
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| − | *[http://www.bygonegraysthurrock.co.uk/ Bygone Grays Thurrock]
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| − | *[http://www.greatbromley.org.uk/ Great Bromley Village]
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| − | *[http://www.halsteadonline.co.uk/ Halstead Online]
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| − | *[http://www.haroldhill.org/Foyer/foyer.htm Harold Hill]
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| − | *[http://www.henhamhistory.org/ Henham Parish Bygones]
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| − | *[http://www.langleyessex.net/ Welcome to Langley]
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| − | *[http://www.littlebromley.org.uk/ Little Bromley]
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| − | *[http://www.manningtree.org.uk/ A Brief History of Manningtree and Mistley]
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| − | *[http://www.rivenhall.org.uk/default.asp?pg=home Rivenhall 2008 - The Parish of St.Mary & All Saints.]
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| − | *[http://www.romford.org/ Romford Now and Then]
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| − | *[http://tlhs.org.uk/takeleychapel.htm Takeley Chapel Parish Records]
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| − | *[http://www.thurrockheritageforum.co.uk/ Thurrock Heritage Forum]
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| − | *[http://www.thurrock-community.org.uk/historysoc/ Thurrock Local History Society]
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| − | *[http://www.walthamabbeygenealogy.co.uk/ Waltham Abbey Genealogy]
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| − | *[http://www.peterjoslin.btinternet.co.uk/white_notley.htm White Notley]
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| − | '''Maps and Photographs'''
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| − | *[http://www.btinternet.com/~ianrose82/chind1.htm Essex Churches]
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| − | *[http://www.stormpages.com/kenrose149/SchoolIndex.htm Essex Schools]
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| − | ==Register Office==
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| − | Many of the e-mail contact details for Essex register offices have recently changed, revised e-mail contact details and information about opening times etc can be found on the Council website [http://www.essexcc.gov.uk/vip8/ecc/ECCWebsite/dis/cnt.jsp?channelOid=13921&contentOid=null Register Office Page]<br>
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| − | '''Braintree District Register Office''' (covers Braintree District Council)
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| − | John Ray House<br>
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| − | Bocking End<br>
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| − | Braintree<br>
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| − | CM7 9RW<br>
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| − | Tel: 01376 323463<br>
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| − | '''Brentwood District Register Office''' (covers Brentwood Borough Council and Basildon District Council)
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| − | 1 Seven Arches Road<br>
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| − | Brentwood<br>
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| − | Essex<br>
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| − | CM14 4JG<br>
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| − | Tel: 01277 233565<br>
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| − | '''Castle Point and Rochford District Register Office''' (covers Castle Point District Council and Rochford District Council)
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| − | Civic Centre<br>
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| − | Victoria Avenue<br>
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| − | Southend-on-Sea<br>
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| − | SS2 6ER<br>
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| − | '''Chelmsford District Register Office''' (covers Chelmsford Borough Council and Maldon District Council)
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| − | 17 Market Road<br>
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| − | Chelmsford<br>
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| − | CM1 1GF<br>
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| − | Tel: 01245 430700<br>
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| − | '''Colchester District Register Office''' (covers Colchester Borough Council and Tendring District Council)
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| − | Stanwell House<br>
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| − | Stanwell Street<br>
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| − | Colchester<br>
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| − | CO2 7DL<br>
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| − | Tel: 01206 572926<br>
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| − | '''Epping Forest District Register Office''' (covers Epping Forest District Council)
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| − | St John's Road<br>
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| − | Epping<br>
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| − | CM16 5DA<br>
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| − | Tel: 01992 572789<br>
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| − | '''Harlow District Register Office''' (covers Harlow District Council)
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| − | Watergarden Offices<br>
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| − | College Square<br>
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| − | The High<br>
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| − | Harlow<br>
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| − | CM20 1AG<br>
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| − | Tel: 01279 427674<br>
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| − | '''Uttlesford District Register Office''' (covers Uttlesford District Council)
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| − | The Council Offices<br>
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| − | London Road<br>
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| − | Saffron Walden<br>
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| − | CB11 4ER<br>
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| − | Tel: 01799 510319<br>
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| − | ==Requests for Research and Photographs in this area==
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| − | Please read the [http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Research_Offers Terms and Conditions] before requesting a lookup.<br>
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| − | A list of members who have volunteered to do Research lookups or take photographs can be found in the [http://www.familytreeforum.com/research-offers/ Research Offers forum] or on the following pages in the Wiki:<br>
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| − | *[[Research Offers: Cemetery]]
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| − | *[[Research Offers: Photograph]]
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| − | *[[Research Offers: Probate]]
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| − | *[[Research Offers: Record Office/Archive]]
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| − | If any member wishes to offer to do lookups or take photographs in a particular location, please leave a message on our [http://www.familytreeforum.com/research-offers/73000-volunteers-needed-records-office-cemetery-lookups-photos.html Volunteers Needed thread].
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