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• 1638 - Inhabitants by Parish: Courtesy of British History Online
• 1677 - The Little London Directory of 1677 (Merchants and Bankers) is available for free at Don's List and Google Books.
• 1695 - London Inhabitants with the Walls: Courtesy of British History Online
• 1774 - Kent's London and Westminster Directory, 1774 is available for free at London Lives
• 1760s-1910s University of Leicester Special Collections Trade and local directories for England and Wales from the 1760s to the 1910s.
• 1794 - Kent's London and Westminster & Borough of Southward online at London Ancestor
• 1823 - Kent's Original London Directory: 1823 at Google Books.
• 1915 1918 London Fire Brigade Reports 1915-1918 at Findmypast — index $
• 1916 London 1916 Kelly's Post Office Directory at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
• Boyle's Fashionable Court & Country Guide & Town Visiting Directory at MyHeritage — index ($)

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