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Directories are alphabetical lists of names and addresses. They list information for the year they are published.
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In Scotland, directories first appeared in the mid-eighteenth century and continue to the present day.
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*[http://digital.nls.uk/directories/ Scottish Post Office Directories], index. [http://www.nls.uk/family-history/directories/post-office/index.cfm?place=ScotlandDownload pdf's]
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1954 Fife, Scotland, The Dunfermline Register, 1829 - 1859] ($)
*[http://www.familyrelatives.com/post_search.php?area_id=5 FamilyRelatives.com], trade directories.
*[http://www.nls.uk/family-history/directories/post-office/index.cfm?place=Scotland 1825-1903]: These are available in either PDF or viewable online. (Some years are missing)
*[http://www.nls.uk/family-history/directories/post-office/index.cfm?place=North-East_Scotland 1877:] These are available in either PDF format or viewable online. This includes:
**Forfar<br>
**Fife<br>
**Kinross<br>
**Aberdeen<br>
**Banff<br>
**Kincardine<br>
*[http://www.nls.uk/family-history/directories/post-office/index.cfm?place=West_Coast_Scotland 1883-84, 1886-87]: West Coast Directory for Scotland


== Online Databases ==
Directories usually show;
*'''1773-1911''' [http://digital.nls.uk/directories/ Scottish Post Office Directories]
*Name of a person<br>
*'''1783-1842''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/scotland-forfarshire-angus-dundee-trade-and-postal-directories-1783-1842 Scotland, Forfarshire (Angus), Dundee Trade & Postal Directories 1783-1842] - Findmypast ($)
*Address<br>
*'''1825-1903''' [https://www.nls.uk/family-history/directories/post-office/?place=Scotland website]
*'''1829-1859''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1954 Fife, Scotland, The Dunfermline Register, 1829 - 1859] ($) - can be searched by name, year, and keyword or browsed by image.
*'''1877''' [http://www.nls.uk/family-history/directories/post-office/index.cfm?place=North-East_Scotland 1877 Directory of North Eastern Scotland]. This directory covers the counties of Forfar, Fife, Kinross, Aberdeen, Banff, and Kincardine.
*'''1883-1887'''[http://www.nls.uk/family-history/directories/post-office/index.cfm?place=West_Coast_Scotland Directory of West Coast Scotland]. Directories include the years 1883-84 and 1886-87.
*'''1914''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-50938/thoms-directory-great-britain-ireland-1914?s=275764761 Thom's Directory Great Britain & Ireland 1914] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
*[http://www.familyrelatives.com/post_search.php?area_id=5 FamilyRelatives.com] ($) - contains trade and occupational directories that can be searched by name.
 
== Background ==
 
Directories are alphabetical lists of names and addresses. They list information for the year they are published. In Scotland, directories first appeared in the mid-eighteenth century and continue to the present day.
 
== Understanding Directories ==
Directories usually show:
*Name of a person
*Address
*Occupation
*Occupation
They seldom show the entire population, usually including only prominent members of the community such as  
*They seldom show the entire population, usually including only prominent members of the community such as <br>
*Gentry<br>
*Gentry<br>
*Clergy<br>
*Clergy<br>
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A partial bibliography of directories is found in an appendix to:  
A partial bibliography of directories is found in an appendix to:  


:Hamilton-Edwards, Gerald. ''In Search of Scottish Ancestry''. 2nd ed. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1984. (Family History Library {{FSC|209448|title-id|disp=book Ref. 941 D27ham 1984}}.)  
Hamilton-Edwards, Gerald. ''In Search of Scottish Ancestry''. 2nd ed. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1984. (Family History&nbsp;Library&nbsp;{{FHL|209448|title-id|disp=book Ref. 941 D27ham 1984}}.)  
 
Telephone directories can help you identify all of the people in a place who have the same surname. This information can be very useful for identifying modern descendants of a family. The FamilySearch Library has phone directories for Scotland on microfiche. The directories, however, cannot be circulated to FamilySearch centers. 


== Accessing Directories ==
Telephone directories can help you identify all of the people in a place who have the same surname. This information can be very useful for identifying modern descendants of a family. The Family History Library has phone directories for Scotland on microfiche. The directories, however, cannot be circulated to family history centers.


The FamilySearch Library has a small collection of Scottish directories. While many directories are only available on microfilm at the FS Library, some directories have been digitized and can be accessed on the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/search FamilySearch Catalog]. The catalog lists directories in the Place Search under:
*The Family History Library has a small collection of Scottish directories. The catalog lists directories in the Place Search under:


GREAT BRITAIN - DIRECTORIES  
GREAT BRITAIN - DIRECTORIES  

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Directories are alphabetical lists of names and addresses. They list information for the year they are published. In Scotland, directories first appeared in the mid-eighteenth century and continue to the present day.

Online Resources[edit | edit source]

Directories usually show;

  • Name of a person
  • Address
  • Occupation
  • They seldom show the entire population, usually including only prominent members of the community such as
  • Gentry
  • Clergy
  • Merchants
  • Craftsmen

People such as coal miners and crofters do not appear in directories.

Directories may cover all of Scotland, a region of Scotland, or a specific city such as Glasgow. There are also directories for specific segments of Scottish society such as burgesses, gentry, or Scottish advocates (lawyers).

A partial bibliography of directories is found in an appendix to:

Hamilton-Edwards, Gerald. In Search of Scottish Ancestry. 2nd ed. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1984. (Family History Library book Ref. 941 D27ham 1984.)

Telephone directories can help you identify all of the people in a place who have the same surname. This information can be very useful for identifying modern descendants of a family. The Family History Library has phone directories for Scotland on microfiche. The directories, however, cannot be circulated to family history centers.

  • The Family History Library has a small collection of Scottish directories. The catalog lists directories in the Place Search under:

GREAT BRITAIN - DIRECTORIES

SCOTLAND - DIRECTORIES

SCOTLAND, [COUNTY] - DIRECTORIES

SCOTLAND, [COUNTY], [CITY] - DIRECTORIES




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