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Essex is situated to the northeast of London
and stretches from Saffron Walden in the north to Southend-on-Sea in
the south and Colchester in the east. Most of the original county
remains, but during the 20th century parts of southwest Essex were
absorbed into Greater London as London boroughs. Southend-on-Sea has
also become a unitary authority independent of County Council control.
Your Essex ancestors may have lived near the coast and been involved in
the various maritime industries or may have been agricultural workers
further inland. The southwestern part of the county became increasingly
urban in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and many workers
moved to London in search of employment.
The county town is Chelmsford, situated
almost in the centre of the county, and this is where the Essex
Record Office is
located.
The map below shows Essex as it was towards
the end of the 19th century. Click on the map for a larger version.
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