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*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48114 Directory of the Ancestral Heads of New England Families, 1620-1700]
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48114 Directory of the Ancestral Heads of New England Families, 1620-1700]


== History ==
==History==
Directories are alphabetical lists of names and addresses. City directories can help you learn where an ancestor lived. The person’s occupation is frequently given. Often the home address and business address are both mentioned. When a husband dies, many times the widow is listed as "widow of...."  
Directories are alphabetical lists of names and addresses. City directories can help you learn where an ancestor lived. The person’s occupation is frequently given. Often the home address and business address are both mentioned. When a husband dies, many times the widow is listed as "widow of...."  


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1834, 1844, 1848, 1850, 1856, 1860/61 Family History Library [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/535727?availability=Family%20History%20Library microfilm 6043838-6043844]
1834, 1844, 1848, 1850, 1856, 1860/61 Family History Library [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/535727?availability=Family%20History%20Library microfilm 6043838-6043844]


1902-1935 Family History Library [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/535727?availability=Family%20History%20Library microfilm 1759667- 1759673]
1902-1935 Family History Library [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/535727?availability=Family%20History%20Library microfilm 1759667-1759673]


Dover 1830–1935 (gaps)
'''Keene'''


Great Falls 1848 (now Somersworth)
1901–1935 Family History Library [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/529388?availability=Family%20History%20Library microfilm 1843989-1843994]


Keene 1827, 1830, 1831, 1871–1935 (gaps)
'''Manchester'''


Manchester 1844–1935 (gaps)
1844–1860 Family History Library [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/535907?availability=Family%20History%20Library microfilm 6044088-6044096]


Nashua 1841–1935 (gaps)
1864-1898 Family History Library [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/535907?availability=Family%20History%20Library microfilm 1377025-1377031]


New Hampshire 1849
1902-1935 Family History Library [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/535907?availability=Family%20History%20Library microfilm 1611729-1611739]
 
New Ipswich 1858
 
Peterborough 1830
 
Portsmouth 1817–1935 (gaps)


To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under:
To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under:

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Online Resources[edit | edit source]

History[edit | edit source]

Directories are alphabetical lists of names and addresses. City directories can help you learn where an ancestor lived. The person’s occupation is frequently given. Often the home address and business address are both mentioned. When a husband dies, many times the widow is listed as "widow of...."

Directories can help you determine which jurisdictional ward the family lived in if you are searching census records for a particular time period in a big city. Directories sometimes have maps and addresses of churches, cemeteries, courthouses, and other important locations.

Resources for New Hampshire Directories[edit | edit source]

Libraries and Archives[edit | edit source]

The New Hampshire Historical Society has an excellent collection of city directories. For the address, see New Hampshire Societies.

Public libraries often have city directories for their areas. College and university libraries often have larger collections of city directories. For lists of these libraries with contact information, see PublicLibraries.com and SearchBug.com

The Portsmouth Public Library has a complete run of Portsmouth City Directories beginning in 1821.
Portsmouth Public Library
175 Parrott Avenue
Portsmouth, NH 03801
(603) 766-1723
libinfo@cityofportsmouth.com

Directories Online[edit | edit source]

Ancestry.com ($) has New Hampshire directories available online in its U.S. City Directories collection.

The Family History Library[edit | edit source]

The Family History Library has city directories for various years from throughout the state of New Hampshire including:

Concord

1834, 1844, 1848, 1850, 1856, 1860/61 Family History Library microfilm 6043838-6043844

1902-1935 Family History Library microfilm 1759667-1759673

Keene

1901–1935 Family History Library microfilm 1843989-1843994

Manchester

1844–1860 Family History Library microfilm 6044088-6044096

1864-1898 Family History Library microfilm 1377025-1377031

1902-1935 Family History Library microfilm 1611729-1611739

To find directories, consult the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:

NEW HAMPSHIRE, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
NEW HAMPSHIRE, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES

Websites[edit | edit source]

  • US City Directories This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.