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==Online Resources== | |||
*'''1600s-1900s''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1547 U.K., City and County Directories, 1600s-1900s], ($), index | |||
*'''1760s-1910s''' [http://specialcollections.le.ac.uk/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16445coll4 Courtesy of Historical Directories, a University of Leicestershire Project:] | |||
*'''1894''' [http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-50939/thoms-directory-great-britain-ireland-1894?s=218489221 Thom's Directory Great Britain & Ireland 1894], ($), index | |||
*'''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 ($) | |||
*[http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/britain-directories-and-almanacs?_ga=1.110943041.553913357.1443808205 Britain, Directories and Almanacs], ($), index, incomplete. | |||
*[https://specialcollections.le.ac.uk/digital/collection/p16445coll4 Historical Directories of England and Wales], images | |||
==Background== | |||
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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Several bibliographies of directories have been compiled. A few of these are: | Several bibliographies of directories have been compiled. A few of these are: | ||
*''Current British Directories''. Rev. ed. Beckenham, Kent, England: CBD Research Ltd., 1985. ( | *''Current British Directories''. Rev. ed. Beckenham, Kent, England: CBD Research Ltd., 1985. (FamilySearch Library British {{FSC|294654|title-id|disp=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. ( | *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. (FamilySearch Library British {{FSC|942.1%2FL1 D23so|disp=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. ( | *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. (FamilySearch Library British {{FSC|214838|title-id|disp=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. ( | *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. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|942 E43s|disp=book 942 E43s.)}} | ||
=== How Directories were Compiled === | === How Directories were Compiled === | ||
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The number of surviving directories for many places is surprising and as many as possible should be sought out in local and national libraries. The town of Dudley, perhaps the most unhealthy place in the country, with one mile of drains to 36 miles of streets, has 38 directories between 1770 and 1852, an average of one every three years. | The number of surviving directories for many places is surprising and as many as possible should be sought out in local and national libraries. The town of Dudley, perhaps the most unhealthy place in the country, with one mile of drains to 36 miles of streets, has 38 directories between 1770 and 1852, an average of one every three years. | ||
*1796, 1813, 1816, 1828-1829, 1835, 1844, 1849, 1850, 1852-1853, 1854, 1855, 1856, 1859, 1863, 1865, 1866, 1868, 1869, 1871, 1873-1874, 1875, 1876, 1878, 1880-1881, 1881-1882, 1885, 1887, 1891, 1895, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1903, 1907, 1908-1909, 1911, 1912, 1914, 1918 | *1796, 1813, 1816, 1828-1829, 1835, 1844, 1849, 1850, 1852-1853, 1854, 1855, 1856, 1859, 1863, 1865, 1866, 1868, 1869, 1871, 1873-1874, 1875, 1876, 1878, 1880-1881, 1881-1882, 1885, 1887, 1891, 1895, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1903, 1907, 1908-1909, 1911, 1912, 1914, 1918 | ||
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*Click'''Look-up Exchange''' | *Click'''Look-up Exchange''' | ||
The | The FamilySearch Library has a small collection of Welsh directories.<ref>''[[Wales Genealogy|Wales]] Research Outline''. Salt Lake City: Intellectual Reserve, 2000), 30-31. (All of the information from the original research article 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 FamilySearch Catalog under: | ||
WALES - DIRECTORIES | WALES - DIRECTORIES | ||
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Collective directories, covering churches, libraries, museums, newspapers, societies, and a wide variety of other organisations and activities, are also published. See ''Current British Directories ''(Beckenham, Kent, 14th ed. 2003) [FS Library has 10th ed. (1985) book 942 E43c]. Many are listed in the section 'Useful Publications' in the invaluable ''British Archives: a guide to archive resources in the United Kingdom'', by Janet Foster and Julia Sheppard (4th ed. 2002) [FS Library has 3rd ed. (1995) book 942 J54]. A portal for current directories worldwide is found at http://www.rba.co.uk/sources/directs.htm. | Collective directories, covering churches, libraries, museums, newspapers, societies, and a wide variety of other organisations and activities, are also published. See ''Current British Directories ''(Beckenham, Kent, 14th ed. 2003) [FS Library has 10th ed. (1985) book 942 E43c]. Many are listed in the section 'Useful Publications' in the invaluable ''British Archives: a guide to archive resources in the United Kingdom'', by Janet Foster and Julia Sheppard (4th ed. 2002) [FS Library has 3rd ed. (1995) book 942 J54]. A portal for current directories worldwide is found at http://www.rba.co.uk/sources/directs.htm. | ||
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