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, Newspapers, Valuation Books, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Religious Lists / Records, Other Records |
Title: | A Little Bit of Ireland |
Link: | http://www.celticcousins.net/ireland/ |
Description: | A Little Bit of Ireland - Celtic Cousins |
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, Newspapers, Valuation Books, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
Title: | Ireland Genealogy Projects Archive |
Link: | http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ |
Description: | Ireland Genealogy Projects Archive |
Extra Info: | Includes some lists of landowners, some court extracts, trade directory extracts, newspaper extracts, Royal Irish Constabulary lists and more. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Newspapers |
Title: | Newspapers, Directories & Social History |
Link: | https://www.findmypast.ie/search-records/Directories |
Description: | Find My Past's Newspapers, Directories & Social History |
Extra Info: | Directories contains a wealth of directories and almanacs which not only contain more than 2 million names but also give you a real feel for the places and times they lived in. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps |
Title: | nidirect - Search Street Directories |
Link: | https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/services/search-street... |
Description: | Search and view digitised images of Northern Ireland Street Directories covering the years 1819 to 1900. |
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, 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, 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, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Newspapers, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records |
Title: | GENUKI Country Page for Ireland |
Link: | https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/irl/ |
Description: | General Information for Ireland |
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