Five huge volumes comprising the earliest directory for Great Britain, and one which is probably the most important directory for genealogists and historians that we have released on CD. For towns and villages the descriptions of the places are excellent, with details of their facilities, etc, and includes those residents with trades (even those such as farmers, hay-binders, labourers, bakers, shop keepers, etc.) and their addresses.
Although titled "Great Britain", this directory covers places in England and Wales. Volume 1 of the five is devoted to London, volumes 2 to 4 cover the places in the England and Wales in alphabetical order, and vol. 5 contains a number of the subsequent amendments and additions published in the next few years.
"The Universal British Directory of Trade, Commerce, and Manufacture, comprehending Lists of the Inhabitants of London, Westminster, and Borough of Southwark; and of all the Cities, Towns, and principal Villages, in England and Wales; with the Mails, and other Coaches, stage-wagons, Hoys, Packets, and Trading Vessels. To which is added, a genuine Account of the Drawbacks and Duties chargeable at the Custom-House on all Goods and Mechandize, imported, exported, or carried coastwise, with a particular of the Public Offices of every denomination; His Majesty's Court, and Ministers of State; The Peers of the Realm, and Parliament of Great Britain; The Court of Lord Mayor, Sheriffs, Aldermen, and Common-Council, of London; together with an Historical Detail of the Antiquities, Curiosities, Trade, Polity, and Manufacturers, of each City, Town, and Village. The whole comprising a Fund of useful and important Information, equally interesting to the Nobleman, the Gentleman, and Man of Business."
One of the later and more comprehensive Pigot's county directories. Covers towns and villages in the county, with detailed information about each place, its churches, schools, institurtons, etc. Lists of people with trades, from the candle makers through to the doctors, etc.
An early Post Office Directory for the county. (Published by Kelly's) Contains descriptions of all towns and villages and their residents with trades.
The ideal companion to the 1851 Post Office Directory for the County.
This one contains the Court Directory (private residents, although the well-off ones who were able to pay to get an entry) and the Classified Trades Directory - combined for the counties of Essex, Surrey, Sussex, Middlesex, Kent and Hertfordshire.
This Post office Directory, published by Kelly's includes the County Directory, Court Directory and Classified Trades Directory.
The book was kindly loaned by the Family Records Centre (PRO) in London.
A very comprehensive directory with descriptions of all of the towns and villages in Sussex.
In the County directory you will find the places listed alphabetically with lists of residents and commercial traders. The Court directory has an alphabetical list of private individuals and there is also a classified trades directory which lists the types of occupations and the people who performed them.
Lists every person in the county who owned 1 acre of land or more, with name, place, extent of land and its value.
Very similar in content to the 1882 directory described below.
It is quite fascinating to compare directories to see how places changed over the years with new people appearing, others moving from one village to another and new institutions like churches, hospitals and schools being built.
Kindly loaned to the Project by the Family Record Centre (the PRO) in London.
A large and comprehensive directory of the county. Each town, village and hamlet have excellent descriptions of their histories and facilities, plus directories of private residents and tradespeople. There are also county-wide directories of private residents (alphabetical) and tradespeople (classified).
The county town, Brighton also has a superb street by street directory which shows private individuals and traders almost house by house.
This superb directory, published by WT Pike of Hastings, is a little gem. Each place is described in the tiniest of detail, in one case it even describes the English Oak tree on the village green! At the front is there is a court directory with the names and addresses of residents in the general area. The towns of Rye and Bexhill have a street by street, house by house lists of individuals plus a private directory with names and addresses, other larger towns and villages have a commercial directory with the names of the tradespeople. The smaller places have lists of individuals and their occupations.
Due to the fact that this directory does not cover the whole of the county of Sussex, below is a list of all of the places in the book.
Asburnham, Battle, Beckly, Bexhill on Sea, Bodiam Brede, Brightling, Broad Oak, Broomham, Broomhill and Camber Castle, Bulverhythe, Burwash, Burwash Weald, Catsfield, Crowborough, Dallington, East Guldford, Eridge Green, Etchingham, Ewhurst, Fairlight, Flimwell, Frant, Hastings and St Leonards, Hollington, Hurstgreen, Icklesham, Lamberhurst, Mark Cross, Mayfield, Mountfield, Ninfield, Northiam, Ore, Peasmarsh, Penhurst, Pett, Playden, Robertsbridge, Rotherfield, Rye, Salehurst, Sedlescombe, Ticehurst, Udimore, Wadhurst, Westfield, Winchelsea,
An incredibly comprehensive directory of every place in the county with descriptions of local history, topography and facilties. The county town of Brighton has a superb street by street directory with names of the heads of households, each and every other town, village or hamlet has a directory of the local tradespeople too.
Also included are county-wide directories of private individuals and classified trades.
A huge and incredibly comprehensive directory.
Every place in the county is described in great detail with information about churches, schools and other important insitutions.
Each town, village and hamlet has its own lists of private residents and comercial traders. There is also a huge county-wide alphabetical list of private residents which stretches to 105 pages (with approximately 200 names to the page) plus a very comprehensive classified trades directory.
Also included are county-wide directories of private individuals and classified trade
This directory comprises of a general description of the county, its landscape and geology (with map), its infrastructure, council, transport, etc.
A county wide directory of places with their facilities, churches, schools, etc. together with their inhabitants with trades
An alphabetical directory of people with trades
A classified trades and professional directory
Superbly detailed colour map.
This directory has the bonus of a huge, pullout, colour map for the whole county. It contains descriptions of every place and lists private residents and those with trades. People from all walks of life can be found among these pages.
An excellent and very comprehensive directory. Each town, village and hamlet in the county is described in detail with information about the churches, schools, hospitals and other institutions that your ancestors may have actually used in their daily lives. Each place also has lists of private residents and commercial traders.
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