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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. | == Introduction == | ||
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 Databases == | == Online Databases == | ||
*[http://digital.nls.uk/directories/ Scottish Post Office Directories], | *[http://digital.nls.uk/directories/ Scottish Post Office Directories] - over 700 directories have been digitized dating between 1773 and 1911. The directories can be searched by place, year, and resident's name or browsed through by image. | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1954 Fife, Scotland, The Dunfermline Register, 1829 - 1859] ($) | **Directories can also be downloaded as pdfs on the National Library of Scotland [https://www.nls.uk/family-history/directories/post-office/?place=Scotland website]. Directories from 1825 to 1903 can be downloaded or viewed online. | ||
*[http://www.familyrelatives.com/post_search.php?area_id=5 FamilyRelatives.com] | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1954 Fife, Scotland, The Dunfermline Register, 1829 - 1859] ($) - can be searched by name, year, and keyword or browsed by image. | ||
*[http://www.familyrelatives.com/post_search.php?area_id=5 FamilyRelatives.com] ($) - contains trade and occupational directories that can be searched by name. | |||
*[http://www.nls.uk/family-history/directories/post-office/index.cfm?place=North-East_Scotland 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. | ||
*[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. | |||
*[http://www.nls.uk/family-history/directories/post-office/index.cfm?place=West_Coast_Scotland 1883-84 | |||
Directories usually show | == Understanding Directories == | ||
*Name of a person | Directories usually show: | ||
*Address | *Name of a person | ||
*Address | |||
*Occupation | *Occupation | ||
They seldom show the entire population, usually including only prominent members of the community such as | |||
*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 {{FHL|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 Library {{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 Family History Library has phone directories for Scotland on microfiche. The directories, however, cannot be circulated to family history centers. | |||
== Accessing Directories == | |||
The Family History Library has a small collection of Scottish directories. While many directories are only available on microfilm at the FHL, 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: | |||
GREAT BRITAIN - DIRECTORIES | GREAT BRITAIN - DIRECTORIES | ||