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== Online Databases == | == Online Databases == | ||
*'''1773-1911[http://digital.nls.uk/directories/ Scottish Post Office Directories] - over 700 directories have been digitized dating between 1773-1911. The directories can be searched by place, year, and resident's name or browsed through by image. | *'''1773-1911''' [http://digital.nls.uk/directories/ Scottish Post Office Directories] - over 700 directories have been digitized dating between 1773-1911. The directories can be searched by place, year, and resident's name or browsed through by image. | ||
*'''1783-1842''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/scotland-forfarshire-angus-dundee-trade-and-postal-directories-1783-1842 Scotland, Forfarshire (Angus), Dundee Trade & Postal Directories 1783-1842] - Findmypast ($) | *'''1783-1842''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/scotland-forfarshire-angus-dundee-trade-and-postal-directories-1783-1842 Scotland, Forfarshire (Angus), Dundee Trade & Postal Directories 1783-1842] - Findmypast ($) | ||
*'''1825-1903''' [https://www.nls.uk/family-history/directories/post-office/?place=Scotland website] - includes directories from 1825 to 1903 and can be downloaded or viewed online. | *'''1825-1903''' [https://www.nls.uk/family-history/directories/post-office/?place=Scotland website] - includes directories from 1825 to 1903 and can be downloaded or viewed online. | ||
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*'''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 ($) | *'''1914''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-50938/thoms-directory-great-britain-ireland-1914?s=275764761 Thom's Directory Great Britain & Ireland 1914] at MyHeritage — index & images ($) | ||
*[http://www.familyrelatives.com/post_search.php?area_id=5 FamilyRelatives.com] ($) - contains trade and occupational directories that can be searched by name. | *[http://www.familyrelatives.com/post_search.php?area_id=5 FamilyRelatives.com] ($) - contains trade and occupational directories that can be searched by name. | ||
== Background == | |||
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. | |||
== Understanding Directories == | == Understanding Directories == | ||
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