Trade Directories were an important means of advertising in years gone by. Many of these old directories have now been transcribed or scanned and can be used to track ancestors as their businesses moved or developed.
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records |
Title: | BENDING Family History |
Link: | http://www.jbending.org.uk/ |
Description: | BENDING Family History |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records |
Title: | BEVERTON One Name Study |
Link: | https://yourtotalevent.com/people/beverton/Beverto... |
Description: | BEVERTON One Name Study |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
Title: | BREW One Name Study |
Link: | http://brew.clients.ch/BrewONS.htm |
Description: | BREW One Name Study |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Tithe Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | British History Online |
Link: | https://www.british-history.ac.uk/ |
Description: | British History Online |
Extra Info: | A variety of records and documents relating to the medieval and modern history of the British Isles. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
Title: | Chimney Sweeper Index |
Link: | https://old-sweeps-index.tripod.com/yeolde.htm |
Description: | Chimney Sweeper Index |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Newspapers, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
Title: | CHITTENDEN One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.chittenden.com.au/ |
Description: | CHITTENDEN One Name Study |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Religious Lists / Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Poor Rate |
Title: | CLUETT / CLEWETT Records and One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.cluett.org.uk/ |
Description: | CLUETT / CLEWETT Records and One Name Study |
Extra Info: | Part way down the home page is the Search link. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | CRIBB Family Name |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20150801100140/http://w... |
Description: | CRIBB Family Name |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most data still seems to be available. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records |
Title: | DACKOMBE / DACOMBE Family History |
Link: | http://www.terrys.org.uk/ |
Description: | DACKOMBE / DACOMBE Family History |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Tithe Records, Valuation Books, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records |
Title: | DALTON Data Bank and One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.daltondatabank.org/ |
Description: | DALTON Data Bank and One Name Study |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Tithe Records, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Poor Rate, Other Records |
Title: | DIBDEN One Name Study |
Link: | https://www.angelfire.com/ar3/dibden_onename/ |
Description: | DIBDEN One Name Study, Including Variants |
Extra Info: | Many references to the DIBDEN name. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories |
Title: | Directory - Historical Directories from the University of Leicester |
Link: | https://specialcollections.le.ac.uk/digital/collec... |
Description: | Historical Directories - Digital Library of Local and Trade Directories for England and Wales |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Newspapers, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records, Journals / Diaries |
Title: | England Data from Ancestry |
Link: | England Data from Ancestry |
Description: | England Data Collection from Ancestry |
Extra Info: | Includes Emmigrants and Immigrants; Numerous Directories; Who's Who in the World, 1910-1911; England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892; Numerous other records |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Other Records |
Title: | FE(A)THERSTON((E)HAUGH) One Name Study |
Link: | https://featherstone.one-name.net/ |
Description: | FE(A)THERSTON((E)HAUGH) One Name Study |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
Title: | FOSKETT One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.foskett-genealogy.co.uk/ |
Description: | FOSKETT One Name Study |
Extra Info: | Click on records for many FOSKETTs. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Tithe Records, Religious Lists / Records, Other Records |
Title: | Froyle Archive |
Link: | http://www.froyle.com |
Description: | Froyle Archive - Froyle, Hampshire |
Extra Info: | Includes a list of vicars, history of Froyle and information. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
Title: | GANDER / GANDAR One Name Study |
Link: | https://gander.one-name.net/ |
Description: | GANDER / GANDAR One Name Study |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Newspapers, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
Title: | GUMBLETON One Name Study and Family History |
Link: | http://martleweb.co.uk/gumbleton/ |
Description: | GUMBLETON One Name Study and Family History |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Valuation Books, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Religious Lists / Records, Poor Rate, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | Headley by the Wey Parish Website |
Link: | http://www.johnowensmith.co.uk/headley/ |
Description: | Headley by the Wey Parish Website |
Extra Info: | Click on History or scroll down the main page for many documents and articles about the village. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Religious Lists / Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records |
Title: | HEALD One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.healds.org.uk/ |
Description: | HEALD One Name Study |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
Title: | Historical Clocks and Watchmakers Website |
Link: | https://www.clockswatches.co.uk |
Description: | Historical Clocks and Watchmakers Website |
Extra Info: | A website which lists clock and watchmakers from the UK and Ireland. Search by name or place. Searching is free however a small subscriptons is require for details. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories |
Title: | Holden's Annual London and Country Directory |
Link: | Holden's Annual London and Country Directory |
Description: | Holden's Annual London and Country Directory for 1811, in Three Volumes |
Extra Info: | Volume 2 & 3 are directories of towns in the England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories |
Title: | HOLLEBONE Family Website |
Link: | http://www.hollebone-family-worldwide.co.uk/ |
Description: | HOLLEBONE Family Website and One Name Study |
Extra Info: | Also Hollebon, Hollibone, Hollibone, Hollobon , Hollobone, Hollybon and Hollybone. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Tithe Records, Information |
Title: | Internet Archive |
Link: | http://archive.org/ |
Description: | Internet Archive |
Extra Info: | Has many scanned books. Click on texts and then search the archive. Note gazetteer and gazetteers give different results. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
Title: | JEBBETT/JEBBITT Genealogy |
Link: | http://www.moonroller.com/jebbitt/ |
Description: | JEBBETT/JEBBITT Genealogy |
Extra Info: | Lots of data categorised by year. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers |
Title: | KEELER Genealogy Website |
Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~nickkeeler/genealog... |
Description: | KEELER Genealogy Website |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories |
Title: | Kelly's Directories Project |
Link: | https://forebears.io/news/kellys-directories-proje... |
Description: | Kelly's Directories Project - One per county for England and South Wales. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories |
Title: | Kelly's Directory of Hampshire, Wiltshire, Dorset and the Isle of Wight |
Link: | https://archive.org/details/kellysdirectoryo00lond |
Description: | Kelly's Directory of Hampshire, Wiltshire, Dorset and the Isle of Wight 1889 |
Extra Info: | Online book. Descriptions of each place as well as details of the businesses and residents. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records |
Title: | LEVEY Family History and Genealogy |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20150911094613/http://w... |
Description: | LEVEY Family History and Genealogy |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Other Records |
Title: | LONGMORE Genealogy Resources |
Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20180114123904/http://... |
Description: | LONGMORE Genealogy Resources |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information seems to be available, however it is slow to load. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories |
Title: | LUCEY / LUCY Family History Records |
Link: | https://lucey.net/ |
Extra Info: | Researching the surnames LUCEY & LUCY. From early sources in England & Ireland, some back as far as 1066. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records |
Title: | M*CH*MORE One Name Study |
Link: | https://mitchelmore.one-name.net/ |
Description: | M*CH*MORE One Name Study |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Tithe Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records |
Title: | Medstead Village Website |
Link: | http://www.medstead.org/ |
Description: | Medstead Village Website |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Other Records |
Title: | NETHERWOOD One Name Study |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20180330041827/http://w... |
Description: | NETHERWOOD One Name Study |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information is still available to view. Click on resources. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Religious Lists / Records, Information, Other Records |
Title: | Open Library |
Link: | http://openlibrary.org/ |
Description: | Open Library - Scanned Books Online |
Extra Info: | Use the search facility and select e-books only. Some English trade directories, journals, historic accounts of counties and more. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories |
Title: | Parishmouse Family History Guides |
Link: | https://www.parishmouse.co.uk/ |
Description: | Parish Registers, Parish Records and Historical Directories. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
Title: | Port Cities of the UK |
Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20200925121326/http://... |
Description: | Port Cities of the UK - Bristol, Hartlepool, Liverpool, London and Southampton |
Extra Info: | This is an archived copy of a site that is no longer being maintained. Some information may be out of date or not be available. Voyages, ports, history, people, origins includes information about floating smallpox hospitals to ship owners and much more. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
Title: | Post Office Directory of Chemists and Druggists |
Link: | https://archive.org/details/b21466385 |
Description: | Post Office Directory of Chemists and Druggists 1876 |
Extra Info: | Online book. Covers England, Scotland, Wales and principal towns in Ireland. Includes chemical manufacturers, wholesale druggists, drysalters, patent medicine vendors and other connected trades, e.g. photographers, bottle makers, dentists and dye makers. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Other Records |
Title: | PREECE One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.preecefamilyhistory.co.uk/ |
Description: | PREECE One Name Study |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
Title: | Pubs, Inns, Taverns and Beer Houses in History and Trade Directories |
Link: | https://pubwiki.co.uk/ |
Description: | Pubs, Inns, Taverns and Beer Houses in History and Trade Directories |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
Title: | ROE Family, also the BRYAN and STANGER Families of Whitby |
Link: | http://www.roe-bryan-genealogy.org.uk/ |
Description: | ROE Family, also the BRYAN and STANGER Families of Whitby |
Extra Info: | Includes a list of photographers from Whitby. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | SACKETT Family Association |
Link: | https://www.sackettfamily.info/ |
Description: | SACKETT Family Association |
Extra Info: | Click on Research Databases for transcriptions. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records, Journals / Diaries |
Title: | Selected Genealogical Records |
Link: | http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~mwi/filessection/ |
Description: | Selected Genealogical Records |
Extra Info: | A selection of transcriptions including extacts from Army lists, bankrupts, a list of people in Cornwall in past times, a list of coastguards in 1851, Hammermen and more. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Valuation Books, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
Title: | SERCOMBE, SIRCOMBE, SURCOMBE, or SIRCOM One Name study |
Link: | http://www.mit.edu/~dfm/genealogy/sercombe.html |
Description: | A Compilation of SERCOMBE Families |
Extra Info: | Scroll down to sources of information. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Newspapers, Religious Lists / Records, Poor Rate, Other Records |
Title: | Shalfleet Local and Family History Sources |
Link: | http://www.sources.shalfleet.net/ |
Description: | Shalfleet Local and Family History Sources |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Other Taxes - such as Horse Tax, Tithe Records, Register & Rent Rolls, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
Title: | STERRY One Name Study |
Link: | https://www.sterryworldwide.com/ |
Description: | STERRY One Name Study |
Extra Info: | Includes STERRY apprentices, London guilds, manorial records, newspaper extracts and more |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
Title: | STRANGE, STRAINGE and Variants One Name Study |
Link: | https://yourtotalevent.com/people/Strange/idxpepl.... |
Description: | STRANGE and STRAINGE Family History |
Extra Info: | For apprentices click on miscellany. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, Minute Books / Meeting Books, Other Records |
Title: | The Oddfellows Archive |
Link: | https://www.oddfellows.co.uk/ |
Description: | The Oddfellows Archive |
Extra Info: | Subscription site. The archive of the Oddfellows. Includes magazines, directories, minutes books and more. Searchable. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Bastardy / Illegitimacy Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Journals / Diaries |
Title: | TIVEY Family Genealogy Project |
Link: | http://www.tiveyfamilytree.com/ |
Description: | TIVEY Family Genealogy Project |
Extra Info: | Includes a diary of Joseph Tivey and his journey to Australia in 1848. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Associations and Civil Officials Lists |
Title: | Wakefield Family History Sharing Website |
Link: | http://www.wakefieldfhs.org.uk/index.shtml |
Description: | Wakefield Family History Sharing Website |
Extra Info: | Scroll down the page for Altofs/West Riding Colliery school admission records, absent voters and more. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Other Records |
Title: | WANLESS Web - A One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.wanlessweb.org/TNG/index.php |
Description: | WANLESS Web - A One Name Study of the surnames surnames Wanless, Wandless, Wanlass, Wandlass, Wanliss, and Wanlace |
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