Directories can help in locating individuals in a certain place, especially when their names do not appear in the censuses.
Online Records
- Canada Phone and Address Listings at MyHeritage - index ($)
- Newfoundland Business Directories, Gazetteers, Phone Directories, etc.
- 1864-1865 Hutchinson’s Newfoundland Directory, 1864-1865 e-book. ($)
- 1868 The Newfoundland Almanac for the year 1868. Includes several lists of names.
- 1870-1871 McAlpine's Maritime Provinces Directory for 1870-71. Extract: Newfoundland sections only
- 1871 Lovell’s Newfoundland Directory, 1871, e-book ($)
- 1877 Business and general directory of Newfoundland, 1877. Containing classified lists of the business men of St. John's and the leading towns and districts of the colony.
- 1880-1881 McAlpine's maritime provinces business directory for 1880-81
- 1898 McAlpine's Newfoundland Directory, 1898 e-book ($)
- 1909-1951 St. John's Telephone Directories, 1909-1951
- 1930 Gazetteer and Business Directory, Canada, 1930, Part 8 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
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