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Directories are alphabetical lists of names and addresses. They list information for the year they are published. | 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. | In Scotland, directories first appeared in the mid-eighteenth century and continue to the present day. | ||
== Online Resources == | |||
Directories usually show | *[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 | |||
Directories usually show; | |||
*Name of a person<br> | |||
*Address<br> | |||
*Occupation | |||
*They seldom show the entire population, usually including only prominent members of the community such as <br> | |||
*Gentry<br> | |||
*Clergy<br> | |||
*Merchants<br> | |||
*Craftsmen<br> | |||
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). | 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). | ||
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SCOTLAND, [COUNTY], [CITY] - DIRECTORIES | SCOTLAND, [COUNTY], [CITY] - DIRECTORIES | ||