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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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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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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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