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Paycocke's House
© Copyright Robert Edwards contributor to the Geograph Project and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence
A grade 1 property in the care of the National Trust, this merchant's house dates from c.1500. with later 1600, 1800 and 19c. alterations and restorations. Contains rich panelling and wood carving, with examples of lace which the area around Coggeshall was famous for.
Visiting information may be found on the National Trust website linked above.
A detailed report on the architecture of the building can be found on English Heritage website.
The 1921 census which gives details of almost 38 million individuals is now available on Findmypast. Start now to discover your ancestors. At the moment access is pay-per-view.
The Essex Record Office 'ERO' are custodians of the parish registers of Essex. Ancestry.co.uk have now transcribed the entire collection of Essex parish registers. Search now on Ancestry for your Essex ancestors. Then on the results page click on ‘request image’ and you will be taken to the ERO website where you can purchase an image of the relevant page.
Visit our Parish Registers of Essex page for more information.
Newspaper archives are now a very important source of information for researching your family tree.
Try our example search to help you discover if your ancestors are in the British Newspaper Archive.
Ebay is a good source of old images of Essex towns and villages. If you're looking for pictures to add to your family tree album, then try one of the auctions, or there are several 'Buy It Now' shops offering postcards which have been touched up and improved - so if you're unsure about bidding, try these.
Link below already formatted for Essex and Postcards.
