1851: is in the Lexden Hundred and Union, 3.5 miles south east of Colchester. It lies on the Colne and may be called the port of Colchester, as the larger description of vessels here receive and discharge their cargos. Wivenhoe also forms, with Brightlingsea and Rowhedge, a member of the Cinque Port of Sandwich in Kent. It stands on a gentle declivity and commands a good prospect of the river. Its area is 1840 acres and its population in 1841 was 1669. The assessment of real property to the Property Tax was, in 1843, £5,412 9s 2d. A fair is held annually on the 4th September. There is a good quay, and the population is largely concerned in the fishery of oysters and soles. Boats for the oyster dredging trade are also built here. Listed include: Isaac Blyth - Black Boy Inn, Plumber and Shipowner; Isaac Blyth Snr - Butcher.
	1881: High Street - Isaac and Caroline Blyth; High Street - Susannah Blyth and her son, William; 9 Station Road - Mary A. Blyth; Brook Street - Thomas Wm Blyth, his wife Caroline and their 5 children; 7 Clifton Terrace - Sarah Ann Blyth.
	Sources: 1818 = Excursions through Essex 1818. 1851 = 1851 Post Office Directory for Essex. 1881 = 1881 Census. 1867 = 1867 Post Office Directory for Essex.
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