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[[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Wales]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Directories | [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Wales]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Directories | ||
Directories are alphabetical lists of names and addresses. They list information for the year they are published. In Wales, directories first appeared in the late eighteenth century and continue to the present day. They show the name of a person, usually the head of the household, with his or her address and occupation. They seldom show the entire population. Directories can also include information such as: | Directories are alphabetical lists of names and addresses. They list information for the year they are published. In Wales, directories first appeared in the late eighteenth century and continue to the present day. They show the name of a person, usually the head of the household, with his or her address and occupation. They seldom show the entire population. Directories can also include information such as: | ||
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*Court directories list the city officers, government officials, and "private" residents. | *Court directories list the city officers, government officials, and "private" residents. | ||
*Law directories list judges, staff of various courts, lawyers, police, notaries, and registration officers. | *Law directories list judges, staff of various courts, lawyers, police, notaries, and registration officers. | ||
*Church directories give information and addresses for dioceses and parishes (see | *Church directories give information and addresses for dioceses and parishes (see [[Wales Church Directories]]). | ||
*Telephone directories give names, addresses, and telephone numbers of individuals, societies, libraries, newspapers, and other businesses. This information can help you identify modern descendants of a family. Current telephone directories are published on microfiche by British Telecom and are also available on compact disc and the Internet (see | *Telephone directories give names, addresses, and telephone numbers of individuals, societies, libraries, newspapers, and other businesses. This information can help you identify modern descendants of a family. Current telephone directories are published on microfiche by British Telecom and are also available on compact disc and the Internet (see [[Wales Archives and Libraries]]). | ||
Directories usually cover a large section of Wales (such as North Wales) and are divided into counties and towns. | Directories usually cover a large section of Wales (such as North Wales) and are divided into counties and towns. | ||
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*''Current British Directories''. Rev. ed. Beckenham, Kent, England: CBD Research Ltd., 1985. (Family History Library British [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=294654&disp=Current+British+directories%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 942 E43c].) | *''Current British Directories''. Rev. ed. Beckenham, Kent, England: CBD Research Ltd., 1985. (Family History Library British [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=294654&disp=Current+British+directories%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 942 E43c].) | ||
*Newington-Irving, N. J. N., ed. ''Directories and Poll Books in the Possession of the Society of Genealogists.'' 6th ed. London, England: The Society of Genealogists, 1995. (Family History Library British [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=942.1%2FL1+D23so 942.1/L1 D23so] 1995.) | *Newington-Irving, N. J. N., ed. ''Directories and Poll Books in the Possession of the Society of Genealogists.'' 6th ed. London, England: The Society of Genealogists, 1995. (Family History Library British [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=942.1%2FL1+D23so 942.1/L1 D23so] 1995.) | ||
*Norton, Jane E. ''Guide to the National and Provincial Directories of England and Wales, excluding London, Published before 1856''. London, England: Offices of the Royal Historical Society, 1950. (Family History Library British [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=214838&disp=Guide+to+the+national+and+provincial+dir%20%20&columns=*,0,0 942 C4rg no. 5.)] | *Norton, Jane E. ''Guide to the National and Provincial Directories of England and Wales, excluding London, Published before 1856''. London, England: Offices of the Royal Historical Society, 1950. (Family History Library British [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=214838&disp=Guide+to+the+national+and+provincial+dir%20%20&columns=*,0,0 942 C4rg no. 5.)] | ||
*Shaw, Gareth and Allison Tipper. ''British Directories and Guide to Directories Published in England and Wales (1850–1950) and Scotland (1773–1950).'' Leicester, England: Leicester University Press, 1989. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=942+E43s book 942 E43s.)] | *Shaw, Gareth and Allison Tipper. ''British Directories and Guide to Directories Published in England and Wales (1850–1950) and Scotland (1773–1950).'' Leicester, England: Leicester University Press, 1989. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=942+E43s book 942 E43s.)] | ||
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*Click'''Look-up Exchange''' | *Click'''Look-up Exchange''' | ||
The Family History Library has a small collection of Welsh directories.<ref>The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ''Research Outline: Wales'' (Salt Lake City: Corporation of the President, 2000), 30-31.</ref> Directories and bibliographies of directories are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | The Family History Library has a small collection of Welsh directories.<ref>The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ''Research Outline: [[Wales]]'' (Salt Lake City: Corporation of the President, 2000), 30-31. NOTE: All of the information from the original research outline has been imported into this Wiki site and is being updated as time permits.</ref> Directories and bibliographies of directories are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||
;'''WALES - DIRECTORIES''' | ;'''WALES - DIRECTORIES''' | ||
;'''WALES, [COUNTY] - DIRECTORIES''' | ;'''WALES, [COUNTY] - DIRECTORIES''' | ||
;'''WALES, [COUNTY], [CITY] - DIRECTORIES''' | ;'''WALES, [COUNTY], [CITY] - DIRECTORIES''' | ||
;'''WALES - DIRECTORIES - BIBLIOGRAPHIES''' | ;'''WALES - DIRECTORIES - BIBLIOGRAPHIES''' | ||
=== See also=== | === See also === | ||
*[[Pigot's Directory 1835 - Corwen]] | |||
*[[Pigot's Directory 1835 - Llangollen]] | *[[Pigot's Directory 1835 - Corwen]] | ||
*[[Pigot's Directory 1835 - Oswestry]] | *[[Pigot's Directory 1835 - Llangollen]] | ||
*[[Pigot's Directory 1835 - Ruabon]] | *[[Pigot's Directory 1835 - Oswestry]] | ||
*[[Pigot's Directory 1835 - Ruabon]] | |||
*[[Pigot's Directory 1835 - Wrexham]] | *[[Pigot's Directory 1835 - Wrexham]] | ||
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{{Place|Wales}} | {{Place|Wales}} | ||
[[Category:Wales|Directories]] | [[Category:Wales|Directories]] | ||