The directory sections for the two counties are preceded by a section describing the History of England. The original book contained folded maps of the two counties. These have suffered some damage but are perfectly legible. The maps are too large to scan in one piece on an A3 scanner so have each been scanned as two overlapping tiles which have subsequently been stitched together. The folding and damage to the maps made it dificult to obtain perfect stitching so each map is presented on the CD as the two scanned tiles and the stitched version. The two Directory sections begin with historical and topographical information for the counties as a whole, followed by detailed entries for towns and villages within the counties. The volume is completed by an Appendix, Index to the Directory Sections and four pages of local advertisements.
Some of the scanned pages appear not to be straight. This is a feature of the original book rather than the scanning process


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The preface to the directory mentions that it covers the counties of Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire and Northamptonshire but the copy used had been published, by Kelly's, as Bedfordshire only. Unusually, the map published with the directory survives and is included on the CD. Other than the map the directory contains: Indexes; Bedfordshire Facts; Towns and Villages Directory; Private Residents Directory; Trades & Professional Directory; Advertisements.

A number of the scanned pages appear not to be straight. This is a result of the way in which the original book was printed rather than the scanning process.


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The preface to the directory mentions that it covers the counties of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire but the copy used had been published, by Kelly's, as Berkshire only.
As with so many of these directories, the map published with the original is missing.
The directory contains: Indexes; Berkshire Facts; Towns and Villages Directory; Court Directory; Trades Directory; Advertisements.
Some of the scanned pages/typesetting appear not to be straight.
This is a feature of the original book rather than the scanning process.


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The original, partially disbound, book used for scanning covers the counties of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. The total size of the scanned images is more than can be fitted on one CD so the three counties have been published on separate CDs. The Advertisements section of the original book has been included on all three publications.

Unusually, the county map of Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire has survived though use over the years has resulted in tears/rucks, especially at the folds, making scanning difficult. The map has been scanned as six overlapping tiles.

This publication comprises: Indexes; Buckinghamshire Information; Towns and Villages Directory; Private Residents Directory; Trades Directory; Advertisements.

Some of the scanned pages appear not to be straight. This is a feature of the original book rather than the scanning process. Some page corners appear clipped. This is a result of having to angle the page to compensate for skewed print.


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This is the very first Kelly's Directory for the Channel Islands and is part of a multi-directory which includes Hampshire, Wiltshire & Dorset. These are full directories in their own right and will be issued separately.




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Although the copy used for scanning is more or less disbound it is complete, though some of the pages are a litte warped and/or skew printed and suffer from ink bleed.

The directory contains a street plan of Manchester with street index (though a small section at the top left hand corner is missing) and a Map of the Manufacturing District around Manchester. The maps have each been scanned as two overlapping tiles, the warping of the paper making it impractical to try to stitch the scans together.
In addition to the maps, the directory contains: Advertisements; Post Office details; Appendix of alterations; Alphabetical Directory of Manchester & Salford; Classified Commercial Directory of Manchester & Salford; Lists of Country Manufacturers, Carriers, Coaches, Churches/Chapels & Institutional Officers; Neighbourhood directories as detailed below; Alphabetical Directory for 24 miles around Manchester plus Preston & Runcorn; Lists of London & Provincial Bankers; 1821 Population Statistics for Lancashire, Cheshire & The High Peak Hundred of Derbyshire; Fairs in Lancashire & the Cheshire towns in the directory; Distances between Lancashire & Cheshire market towns.
There are two gaps in page numbering, pp 169 to 188 and pp 292 to 296 inclusive, which occurred in the original directory. There are no missing pages.
In general, the entry for each of the places listed below includes Post Office details; Alphabetical Trades & Professions Directory and (for the larger towns) Carrier details & Coach details.


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The Plan of the work embraces a General History and Description of Cheshire, and of the Town and County of the Town of Chester, showing its extent, population, agriculture, manufactures, mineral productions, springs, baths, roads, rivers, canals, railways, abbeys, castles, civil and ecclesiastical divisions, antiquities and historical events, seats of the nobility and gentry, magistrates and public officers, together with separate histories and directories of all the towns, parishes, townships, villages, and hamlets in the seven Hundreds of the County, arranged under the heads of their respective Parishes in each Hundred, and preceded by a general description and statistical summary of every Hundred, shewing its Parishes, Townships, &c. and the divisions and unions to which they belong, subjoined to which is a copious index of places and subjects, which gives the volume all the advantages of an Alphabetical Gazetteer. The Parish Histories show the situation, extent, and population of each Borough, Town, Township, Village, Hamlet, and Extra-Parochial Liberty; the owners of the soil and lords of the manor ; the value of the Church livings, with their patrons and incumbents; the Churches, Chapels, Charities, and public Institutions ; trade and commerce ; objects of interest, curiosity, etc., comprising the substance of all that has been written on the various subjects by ancient and modern authors, the whole followed by a directory of each place...



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THE Proprietors in submitting the Fourth Edition of the Directory of the County of CHESHIRE trust it may be found equal in accuracy to the previous editions.
The contents are similar to those in previous editions—a general account is given of the County, with the Hundreds and Poor Law Unions ; the County Magistrates are included, and a sketch of the Geological Features, by Mr. W. J. Harrison, is added : then follow, alphabetically arranged, the Places in the County, with their Inhabitants, both Private Residents and Commercial ; it is stated under each Parish the Division of the County, as formed under the provisions of the " Redistribution of Seats Act, 1885," and in what Hundred, Union, and County Court District it is situated, as also the Diocese, Archdeaconry, and Rural Deanery ; the Cathedral of Chester and the personnel of the Diocese being duly included, and the College and University of every Beneficed Clergyman have been given, as far as they can be ascertained ; the names of the Parish Clerks are shown under each Parish ; lists of Farm Bailiffs of Gentlemen farming their own land are included.


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History, Directory, And Gazetteer, Of The Counties Of Cumberland & Westmorland. With That Part Of The Lake District In Lancashire, Forming The Lordships Of Furness And Cartmel: BY WM. PARSON AND W. E. WHITE. 1829. Alphabetical Lists of the SEATS of NOBILITY, GENTRY, and CLERGY. A GENERAL HISTORY and DESCRIPTION of CUMBERLAND and WESTMORLAND, and the whole of the LAKE DISTRICT..... [Please note: Poor quality Scans]


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A General History and Description of the County, with the whole of the Lake District; and of the Diocese of Carlisle, from the foundation of the See to the present period; followed by a separate History and Directory of the City of Carlisle, and of every Borough, Town, Parish, Chapelry, Township, Village, Hamlet, Barony, Liberty, and Honour ; arranged under the heads of the Six Wards into which Cumberland is now divided-thus affording, with the aid of a copious Index of Places, Persons, and Subjects, all the advantages of an Alphabetical Gazetteer ; and it is hoped that this arrangement, in accordance with the recent Division of the County, will increase the utility of the work, and enhance its value.


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The TOPOGRAPHY embraces a full account of all the baronies, manors, parishes, and townships in their respective Wards, with their boroughs, towns, and villages, showing their boundaries, extent, rateable value, population, landowners, mansions, and pedigrees of the principal county families, descriptions of the churches, chapels, and public buildings, mines and manufacturing industries, and a variety of statistical and useful information. The DIRECTORY comprises—in addition to much useful local information—the Names, Designations, and Addresses of the principal inhabitants of each town, parish, and township, arranged in alphabetical order, and classified under the heads of their respective trades and professions.




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Kelly's 1894 Cumberland & Westmorland Directory. Superb directory.. A-Z Place Directory, Trade Directory, Court Directory, History & Geology...packed with names. 60+ superb adverts compliment this valuable resource.


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Comprising A Classification Of The Merchants, Bankers, Professional Gentlemen, Manufacturers And Traders And Lists Of The Nobility, Gentry And Clergy. Resident In The Cities, Towns, Seaports, And Principal Villages. * Derbyshire is incomplete with entries before Derby missing.



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As we were scanning this directory we found that a portion of the Street Directory (pp 185-192) was missing. Page 185 ends at 11 Malcolm Street and page 193 starts with the last few properties in Mill Hill Lane. In addition, the lower half of the county map has been lost at some time, as has the Midland Railway Map.
The remainder of the directory is complete and comprises: History of Derby; Official Directory; Post Office, Carriers etc; Street Directory; Alphabetical Directory; Classified Trades List; Village Directory; Advertisements.
Some of the scanned pages appear not to be straight. This is a feature of the original book rather than the scanning process.


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History Gazetteer and Directory of Derbyshire with the Town of Burton-Upon-Trent Comprising a General survey of the County, with Variety of Historical, Statistical, Topographical, Commercial and Agricultural Information Etc


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Usual comprehensive Kelly's directory. 1200+ pages. Full place index, topographical & geological information, magistrates, county councils etc... A-Z of places with supplementary information, private residents & trades-people.. Court Directory & Trades & Professions for the whole County...fully searchable & bookmarked for ease of navigation. On 2 x CD's.


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A usual detailed & comprehensive Kelly's and is part of a multi-directory which includes Hampshire, Wiltshire & Dorset. These are full directories in their own right and will be issued separately. Includes a nice map and all the information you would expect from Kelly's of the period. Gazetteer, Trades, Street & Alphabetical listings.


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HISTORY, DIRECTORY, and GAZETTEER of NEWCASTLE and the COUNTIES of DURHAM and NORTHUMBERLAND. In 2 Volumes - Wm. Parson & Wm. White. 1827 & 1828
The arrangement and division of the matter presents in succession, separate Histories and Directories of Newcastle, and all the Market Towns of Durham and Northumberland, which form the FIRST VOLUME; and the general History of these Counties, and that of Berwick-upon-Tweed, followed by distinct Histories and Directories of each Village and Township, will form the SECOND VOLUME, at the end of which a copious Index will be given, so arranged as to lead the reader to a perusal of connected Histories of each Ward and Parish, The DIRECTORY of each town and parish follows its history, and contain the names, and specifies the residences, designations, and vocations of the Gentry, Clergy, Magistrates, Professional Gentlemen, Merchants, Manufacturers, Tradesmen, Farmers, Graziers, Public Officers, &c. All the Mediums of Public Conveyance, for travellers, letters, and merchandize, are specified, with the periods and places of arrival and departure.


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This is a large and detailed directory of over 1,000 pages covering the whole of County Durham. As is often the case, the map produced for sale with the directory is not present. As we started to scan the book we found that pp 15/16 were missing but reference to the index indicates that they contained only a minor reference to Pytheas, Hanno and Himilco, the main text of the book starting at p 17.
Some pages suffer from minor skew printing and ink bleed/fading but all of the text is legible.
The directory comprises: Seats & Residences of the Nobility & Gentry; County Palatine of Durham; Gazetteers & Directories of the cities, towns & parishes of each Ward of the County; Municipal Corporations of the County of Durham; History & Directory of Newcastle Upon Tyne; Removals, Alterations etc; Geology of the Lake District.


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The directory covers the surrounding districts as well as Bristol, Cheltenham & Gloucester themselves.
Bristol District includes: Brislington, Clevedon, Keynsham, Pill, Portishead &c.
Cheltenham & Gloucester District includes: Avonmouth, Berkeley, Bourton-on-the-Water, Chipping Campden, Chipping Sodbury, Cinderford, Cirencester, Coleford, Dursley, Fairford, Lechlade, Lydbrook, Lydney, Mitcheldean, Moreton-in-Marsh, Nailsworth, Newent, Newnham, Painswick, Stow-on-the Wold, Stroud, Tetbury, Tewkesbury, Thornbury, Whitecroft, Wickwar, Winchcombe, Wotton-under-Edge &c.
Entries are sorted by trade within town.
There are also six pages of advertisements.
The Gazetteer of England in the original publication is not reproduced on the CD.
Some of the scanned pages appear not to be straight. This is a feature of the original book rather than the scanning process.


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Scarce early Post office Directory for Hampshire & the Isle of Wight. Gazetteer, Court Directory, Trades & usual advertisements. Fully searchable high quality scans. The very detailed map originally scanned at 1200 DPI.


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Almost 1100 pages in this very comprehensive directory. Just 3 years before the 1901 census it may help you track down those elusive ancestors! Usual comprehensive listings by Street, Alphabetical & by Trades. Includes a map of the Isle of Wight only. Sadly the Hampshire map is missing. On 2 x CD's.


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The improvements of the present Edition will be found very considerable; the Statistical, Historical, and Antiquarian Notes interspersed throughout the work have been largely increased; indeed, so much new information has been introduced, that the work is more Topographic than it has hitherto been, while the most casual comparison will show that the Alphabetical Lists contain more names, and that the Classified Sections are far more developed, than the same portions of any work yet published for the County. The work is arranged in Alphabetical order, so far as the Parishes in the County are concerned; but a copious Index is given, by means of which the numerous Hamlets and the principal Farm-houses may be easily ascertained.


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The original book used for scanning covers the counties of Herefordshire and Shropshire. The total size of the scanned images is more than can be fitted on one CD so the two counties have been published on separate CDs. The Advertisements section of the original book has been included on both publications.
This publication comprises: Indexes; Herefordshire Information; County map; Towns and Villages Directory; Court Directory; Trades Directory; Advertisements.
Some of the scanned pages appear not to be straight. This is a feature of the original book rather than the scanning process. Some page corners appear clipped. This is a result of having to angle the page to compensate for skewed print.


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The directory sections for the two counties are preceded by a section describing the History of England. The original book contained folded maps of the two counties. These have suffered some damage but are perfectly legible. The maps are too large to scan in one piece on an A3 scanner so have each been scanned as two overlapping tiles which have subsequently been stitched together. The folding and damage to the maps made it dificult to obtain perfect stitching so each map is presented on the CD as the two scanned tiles and the stitched version. The two Directory sections begin with historical and topographical information for the counties as a whole, followed by detailed entries for towns and villages within the counties. The volume is completed by an Appendix, Index to the Directory Sections and four pages of local advertisements.
Some of the scanned pages appear not to be straight. This is a feature of the original book rather than the scanning process


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When we obtained the directory, the county map had suffered a major tear and significant creasing. The map is also slightly too large to scan in a single piece on an A3 scanner (whilst the majority of the county can be scanned in one, some detail at the edges of the map are cut off). In addition to scanning as much as possible of the map as a whole, therefore, it has also been scanned as overlapping tiles which have subsequently been stitched together (though a little imprefectly because of the creasing). All three scans plus the stitched version of the map have been included on the CD. Other than the map the directory contains: Indexes; Huntingdonshire Facts; Towns and Villages Directory; Private Residents Directory; Trades & Professional Directory; Advertisements.
A number of the scanned pages appear not to be straight. This is a result of the way in which the original book was printed rather than the scanning process.


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As with many of these directories, the map is missing.
The remainder of the book is complete and includes topographical and local information in addition to the directory sections for Bromley & Bickley, Chelsfield, Chislehurst, Cudham, Downe, Farnborough, Hayes, Keston, Knockholt, North Cray, Orpington, St Mary Cray, St Paul's Cray and West Wickham plus a Professional & Trades Directory.
The area covered extends roughly from Mottingham on the north to Keston & Hayes Common on the south and from Perry Street & Orpington on the east to Bromley South Station & West Wickham on the west.
Some of the scanned pages appear not to be straight. This is a feature of the original book rather than the scanning process. Some page corners appear clipped. This is a result of having to angle the page to compensate for skewed print.


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Although the copy used for scanning is more or less disbound it is complete, though some of the pages are a litte warped and/or skew printed and suffer from ink bleed.

The directory contains a street plan of Manchester with street index (though a small section at the top left hand corner is missing) and a Map of the Manufacturing District around Manchester. The maps have each been scanned as two overlapping tiles, the warping of the paper making it impractical to try to stitch the scans together.
In addition to the maps, the directory contains: Advertisements; Post Office details; Appendix of alterations; Alphabetical Directory of Manchester & Salford; Classified Commercial Directory of Manchester & Salford; Lists of Country Manufacturers, Carriers, Coaches, Churches/Chapels & Institutional Officers; Neighbourhood directories as detailed below; Alphabetical Directory for 24 miles around Manchester plus Preston & Runcorn; Lists of London & Provincial Bankers; 1821 Population Statistics for Lancashire, Cheshire & The High Peak Hundred of Derbyshire; Fairs in Lancashire & the Cheshire towns in the directory; Distances between Lancashire & Cheshire market towns.
There are two gaps in page numbering, pp 169 to 188 and pp 292 to 296 inclusive, which occurred in the original directory. There are no missing pages.
In general, the entry for each of the places listed below includes Post Office details; Alphabetical Trades & Professions Directory and (for the larger towns) Carrier details & Coach details.


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This is an extremely comprehensive directory, giving occupations of the people listed as well as their addresses. In addition, the Appendix includes a wealth of fascinating detail about the area covered. In addition to Liverpool itself, the directory includes Bebington, Bidston, Birkenhead, Eastham (part), Liscard, New Brighton, Oxton, Rock Ferry, Seacombe, Tranmere and Wallasey.
The original directory had a map but, as is so often the case, this is missing from the disbound copy used for scanning. The size of the directory means that we have had to publish it over two CDs. The advertisement section in the original book has not been included as, even using two CDs, there is insufficient space.
On the first CD are Contents, Additions & Alterations; Subscribers to the Liverpool Exchange Newsroom; Numerical Directory (Inhabitants by Street); Trades & Professions Directory; Hotels, Inns & Taverns; Appendix & Addenda and on the second CD the Street Directory and the main Residents Directory.
Some of the scanned pages appear not to be straight. This is a feature of the original book rather than the scanning process.


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The copy of the directory used for scanning has lost its covers and its title page. The index pages and the last of the advertisement pages (111/112) are detached and damaged with some textual loss. A section of pages 161/162 (describing townships in Glossop Dale) has been cut out and re-attached at some time with minor textual loss. Part of the advertisement page 105/106 has been cut out.
These factors apart, the 371 directory pages and 112 advertisement pages are complete.
In general, the entry for each of the places listed below includes a Description, Directory of Clergy, Gentry & Private Residents, Alphabetical Trades & Professions Directory, Classified Trades Directory (for larger towns), Post Office & Public Information.


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As the title suggests, the major part of the directory is concerned with Burnley. It also, however, covers the following places: Altham, Barnoldswick, Barrowford, Briercliffe-with-Extwistle, Brierfield, Cliviger, Colne, Earby, Filly Close, Foulridge, Goldshaw Booth, Habergham Eaves, Hapton, Higham-with-West-Close-Booth, Huncoat, Ightenhill Park, Marsden (Great & Little), Nelson, New Laund Booth, Old Laund Booth, Padiham, Read, Reedley Hallows, Rough Lee Booth, Symonstone, Trawden Forest, Winewall and Wortshorne-with-Hurstwood. The Directory includes Classification of Trades & Professions as well as a General Alphabetical Directory for Burnley, Colne, Nelson & Padiham and a Street Directory for Burnley.


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The contents of this CD were scanned from a rare surviving copy of this local directory. The directory is complete and comprises: History, Local Information, Street Directory, Classified Directory & Alphabetic Directory for Bury & Elton; Local Information & Directories for Ainsworth, Birtle-cum-Bamford, Edenfield, Summerseat, Walmersley-with-Shuttleworth, Pilkington, Pilsworth, Radcliffe, Heywood, Hopwood, Prestwich, Ramsbottom, Holcombe & Tottington; Many local advertisements.
Some of the scanned pages appear not to be straight. This is a feature of the original book rather than the scanning process.


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The Directory includes Alphabetical, Street & Trade Directories for Bolton itself.
These are followed by a Suburban Directory covering: Ainsworth, Anglezarke, Aspull, Astley Bridge, Barow Bridge, Belmont, Bertinshaw, Blackrod, Bradley Fold, Bradshaw, Breightmet, Bromley Cross, Chapeltown, Chequerbent, Chew Moor, Cox Green, Darcy Lever, Daubhill, Deane, Dicconson Lane, Dofcocker, Dunscar, Eagley, Edgworth, Egerton, Entwisle, Farnworth & Kersley, Great Lever, Halliwell, Harwood, Haulgh, Heaton, Hilton House, Horwich, Little Hulton, Little Lever, Longworth, Lostock, Middle Hulton, Moses Gate, New Bury, Over Hulton, Plodder Lane, Quarlton, Rivington, Rumworth, Sharples, Stoneclough, Tong, Turton, Walkden, Walmsley, Westhoughton.
Also included are a section of Miscellaneous Information about the area, an Appendix covering the Royal Family, Government & Parliament plus many pages of Advertisements.
The copy used for scanning is partially disbound with some of the pages being skew printed and/or suffering from fading or ink bleed - though all are legible.


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Originally part of Pigot & Co's National Commercial Directory 1835

Comprising A Classification Of The Merchants, Bankers, Professional Gentlemen, Manufacturers And Traders
And Lists Of The Nobility, Gentry And Clergy. Resident In The Cities, Towns, Seaports, And Principal Villages

This section covers Leicestershire & Rutlandshire


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The directory covers the whole of the county, giving brief notes on each town and village as well as lists of people running businesses. Within Leicester and Loughborough, entries are alphabetical within business type but in the smaller towns and villages entries are listed alphabetically by name.
There is some minor fading and some binding glue damage on the index pages but all pages are legible.
Some of the scanned pages appear not to be straight; this is a feature of the original book rather than the scanning process.


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Originally part of Pigot & Co's National Commercial Directory 1835

Comprising A Classification Of The Merchants, Bankers, Professional Gentlemen, Manufacturers And Traders
And Lists Of The Nobility, Gentry And Clergy. Resident In The Cities, Towns, Seaports, And Principal Villages

This section covers Lincolnshire


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The title page was missing from the partially disbound copy of the directory which we obtained but it can be discerned from the cover, though faded, that it was published by Charles Akrill. The directory comprises: Alphabetical list of Clergy, Gentry, Merchants, Tradesmen &c, &c; Classified Trade & Professional List; Street directory; Lincoln Information; Contemporary advertisements; Index.

The printing on some of the scanned pages appears skew and/or close to the page edge.
This is a feature of the original book rather than the scanning process.


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The directory, which was published by Charles Akrill, comprises: Alphabetical list of Clergy, Gentry, Tradesmen &c; Classified Trade & Professional List; Street directory; Lincoln Information; Contemporary advertisements; The original map.
Some of the scanned pages appear not to be straight. This is a feature of the original book rather than the scanning process.


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The original book was sold with a map but, as with most of these directories, the map is now missing.
The CD contains over 650 scanned images and comprises: Indexes; Public Officers & Offices; Parochial Information; Churches, Chapels & Institutions etc; Street Directory; Private Residents (Alphabetical) Directory; Tradesmen & Others (Alphabetical) Directory; Professional & Trades Directory; Contemporary Advertisements throughout.
The original book contained a number of advertising pages at the rear covering London Insurance Offices and a Visitors Guide to various resorts. These have not been included on the CD.


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Although the copy used for scanning is more or less disbound it is complete, though some of the pages are a litte warped and/or skew printed and suffer from ink bleed.

The directory contains a street plan of Manchester with street index (though a small section at the top left hand corner is missing) and a Map of the Manufacturing District around Manchester. The maps have each been scanned as two overlapping tiles, the warping of the paper making it impractical to try to stitch the scans together.
In addition to the maps, the directory contains: Advertisements; Post Office details; Appendix of alterations; Alphabetical Directory of Manchester & Salford; Classified Commercial Directory of Manchester & Salford; Lists of Country Manufacturers, Carriers, Coaches, Churches/Chapels & Institutional Officers; Neighbourhood directories as detailed below; Alphabetical Directory for 24 miles around Manchester plus Preston & Runcorn; Lists of London & Provincial Bankers; 1821 Population Statistics for Lancashire, Cheshire & The High Peak Hundred of Derbyshire; Fairs in Lancashire & the Cheshire towns in the directory; Distances between Lancashire & Cheshire market towns.
There are two gaps in page numbering, pp 169 to 188 and pp 292 to 296 inclusive, which occurred in the original directory. There are no missing pages.
In general, the entry for each of the places listed below includes Post Office details; Alphabetical Trades & Professions Directory and (for the larger towns) Carrier details & Coach details.


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igot's 1830 Directory was originally produced as a single publication covering the whole country. Over the years many copies became disbound and pages were lost. We obtained a re-bound copy of the pages for the counties of Norfolk and Northamptonshire (including the maps). This accounts for the page numbers being 527 to 632, rather than starting at 1.
The Directory for Norfolk covers Attleburgh (with Great & Little Ellingham); Aylesham & Cawston; Buckenham (New & Old); Burnham Market, North & South Creake; Cley & Blakeney; Cromer; Diss; Docking, Heacham & Snettisham; Downham; East Dereham (with Elmham, Shipdham, Swanton, & Yaxham); Fakenham & Hempton; Foulsham; Harleston (with Reddenhall); Harling (East & West) & Kenninghall (with North & South Lopham); Hingham; Holt & Letheringsett; Lynn Regis & Castle Rising; North Walsham & Worstead; Norwich; Reepham (with Hackford, Kerdiston & Whitwell); Stoke Ferry (with Feltwell, Methwold, Mundford & Northwold; Swaffham & Castle Acre; Thetford; Walsingham (Great & Little) & Hindringham; Watton; Wells; Wymondham and Yarmouth (with Caistor, Gorleston & South-Town).


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The plan of the work embraces a general history and description of Norfolk, and the City and County of the City of Norwich ; and contains the spirit of all that has been previously written on the subject, extracted from ancient and modern authors, and from the voluminous parliamentary reports of Public Charities, Population, &c.; together, with a variety of Agricultural, Commercial, Statistical, Biographical, and Topographical Information ; and comprehending a Survey of Antiquities, Roads, Rivers, Ports, Railroads, Public Buildings, Charities, County Courts, Pour Law Unions, and Civil and Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions. The Topography of the county commences with East Norfolk, at page 329, and contains an alphabetical arrangement of the Hundreds and Parishes in their respective Divisions : shewing the situation, extent, and population of the boroughs, towns, villages, and extra-parochial liberties; the owners of the soil, and lords of the manors: the nature and value of the church livings, with their patrons and incumbents: the places of worship, public buildings, institutions, and charities, trade and commerce: local occurrences, and objects of interest and curiosity. Each parish is followed by the addresses of the gentry and other principal residents, with a classification of trades and professions. The Directory of Norwich, in addition to a classification of trades and professions, is accompanied by an alphabetical list of persons; so that the address and occupation of any individual may instantly be referred to ; and the whole is preceded by a copious index of places, persons, and subjects, affording an easy reference to the page at which every parish and village is to be found ; thus giving to the volume all the advantage of an alphabetical gazetteer.


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The size of the directory means that it is published as a two CD set. The first CD contains Indexes; General History & Description of the County; Places from Acle to Norton-Subcourse inclusive plus History & Description of Norwich. The second CD contains Norwich Street & Alphabetical directories; Places from No-where to Yaxham inclusive; Trades Directory for the County; Advertising Directory.
As with so many of these directories, the map was missing when we obtained the book, as was the title page. However, the rest of the book is complete and the CDs contain over 1000 pages covering the whole of the county of Norfolk in 1883 in the detail typical of William White's directories.


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THE Proprietors in submitting the Fourth Edition of the Directory of the County of NORFOLK trust it may be found equal in accuracy to the previous editions.



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igot's 1830 Directory was originally produced as a single publication covering the whole country. Over the years many copies became disbound and pages were lost. We obtained a re-bound copy of the pages for the counties of Norfolk and Northamptonshire (including the maps). This accounts for the page numbers being 527 to 632, rather than starting at 1.
The Directory for Norfolk covers Attleburgh (with Great & Little Ellingham); Aylesham & Cawston; Buckenham (New & Old); Burnham Market, North & South Creake; Cley & Blakeney; Cromer; Diss; Docking, Heacham & Snettisham; Downham; East Dereham (with Elmham, Shipdham, Swanton, & Yaxham); Fakenham & Hempton; Foulsham; Harleston (with Reddenhall); Harling (East & West) & Kenninghall (with North & South Lopham); Hingham; Holt & Letheringsett; Lynn Regis & Castle Rising; North Walsham & Worstead; Norwich; Reepham (with Hackford, Kerdiston & Whitwell); Stoke Ferry (with Feltwell, Methwold, Mundford & Northwold; Swaffham & Castle Acre; Thetford; Walsingham (Great & Little) & Hindringham; Watton; Wells; Wymondham and Yarmouth (with Caistor, Gorleston & South-Town).


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This is a large and detailed directory of almost 1,000 pages covering the whole of Northamptonshire, including a History of the Diocese of Peterborough. As is often the case, the map produced for sale with the directory is not present. Excluding the Preface etc., page numbers start at 11 rather than 1. There are no missing pages so this is a feature of the original book.
Some pages suffer from warping and ink bleed/fading but all of the text is legible.
The directory comprises: Seats & Residences of the Nobility & Gentry; General History of Britain; History of Northamptonshire; Gazetteers & Directories of the cities, towns & parishes of each Hundred of the County.


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This directory arrived in the most awful state imaginable. However on inspection there are only 2 pages missing. A few of the pages are cut, eaten or just mutilated - but the remainder, about 95% of the book are in fairly good condition. Below are some examples of the book before & after we have scanned. A very worthwhile project to bring to you on CD a directory that in book form is only fit for the dustbin! Gazetteer, Court Directory, Trades Directory...


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HISTORY, DIRECTORY, and GAZETTEER of NEWCASTLE and the COUNTIES of DURHAM and NORTHUMBERLAND. In 2 Volumes - Wm. Parson & Wm. White. 1827 & 1828
The arrangement and division of the matter presents in succession, separate Histories and Directories of Newcastle, and all the Market Towns of Durham and Northumberland, which form the FIRST VOLUME; and the general History of these Counties, and that of Berwick-upon-Tweed, followed by distinct Histories and Directories of each Village and Township, will form the SECOND VOLUME, at the end of which a copious Index will be given, so arranged as to lead the reader to a perusal of connected Histories of each Ward and Parish, The DIRECTORY of each town and parish follows its history, and contain the names, and specifies the residences, designations, and vocations of the Gentry, Clergy, Magistrates, Professional Gentlemen, Merchants, Manufacturers, Tradesmen, Farmers, Graziers, Public Officers, &c. All the Mediums of Public Conveyance, for travellers, letters, and merchandize, are specified, with the periods and places of arrival and departure.


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Accompanied by an Almanac & Town & County Guide, Record of Local & General Events, A Diary, and an Annual Commercial Advertiser.
Excellent early County directory with approx 600 pages with 100 pages of advertisements.

ALNWICK, BERWICK, NORTH SHIELDS, BAMBROUGH, GATESHEAD, SOUTH SHIELDS, BELFORD, NEWCASTLE, SUNDERLAND, AND THEIR LOCALITIES


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(Tyneside, Wansbeck, And Berwick Divisions.)
Comprising Its Ancient and Modern History; Agricultural, Mining, and Manufacturing Industries; Family Histories And Genealogical Descent; Biographical Sketches; Myths, Legends, &C.. Edited By T. F. Bulmer. 1887


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The size of the directory means that it is published as a 2 CD set. The first CD contains the Almanac pages and the North Shields, South Shields, Jarrow and Sunderland sections. The second CD contains the Newcastle, Gateshead and Advertisement sections. The indexes to the various sections and to the advertisements are included on both CDs.

The original maps are printed on folded card which has resulted in some damage along the folds (especially the Newcastle map) and ridging to some pages which shows up as a shadow on the scans.
A number of the scanned pages appear not to be straight. This is a feature of the original book rather than the scanning process.
The contents include maps of: North Shields, South Shields, Sunderland, Newcastle and Gateshead.
Also covered are the villages of: Bell's Close, Benwell, Bill Quay, Blaydon, Boldon, Carr's Hill, Chirton, Cleadon, Cullercoats, Dunston, Felling, Friar's Goose, Fulwell, Gateshead Fell (Sherriff Hill), Gosforth, Grangetown, Harton, Hebburn, Hedworth, Heworth, Howdon, Hylton, Lemington, Low Fell, Monkseaton, Monkton, Newburn, Percy Main, Pelaw Main, Preston, Ryhope, Scotswood, Seaham, Silksworth, Southwick, St. Anthony's, St. Peter's, Swalwell, Team, Tunstall, Tynemouth, Walker, Wallsend & Carville, Westoe, Whitburn, Whitley, Willington, Windy Nook, Winlaton.


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Originally part of Pigot & Co's National Commercial Directory 1835

Comprising A Classification Of The Merchants, Bankers, Professional Gentlemen, Manufacturers And Traders And Lists Of The Nobility, Gentry And Clergy. Resident In The Cities, Towns, Seaports, And Principal Villages

This section covers Nottinghamshire


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The copy used for scanning is largely disbound and is missing the first 24 pages and all but the last 4 of the 22 advertisement pages at the end. Otherwise, though some pages suffer from crude re-binding with tape, warping/skew printing and ink bleed, the rest of the directory is entirely present and all of the text is legible. The missing section comprised the General History of Nottinghamshire. The remainder of the directory (720 scanned images in total) is complete and comprises: History of the Town and County of the Town of Nottingham; Directory of Nottingham (including Radford & Sneinton Parishes); Gazetteers & Directories of each of the Parishes in each Hundred of the County (including major towns: Mansfield, Newark, Retford, Worksop).


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The book used for scanning is fragile with a number of skew printed pages; the title page and pages 1 & 2 have been torn out and there are also tears on a number of other pages. The result is minor textual loss but all information is readable. Unusually for a directory of this age the county map has survived, though it too was torn along its folds and has been repaired.
Despite these problems the directory is complete and includes "every city, town and principal village" in the county. There are also lists of UK Bankers and 22 pages of advertisements.
Some of the scanned pages appear not to be straight. This is a feature of the original book rather than the scanning process.


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Francis White's Directory of Nottinghamshire 1864

The History of each parish is followed by a Directory, containing the names, and addresses of the principal inhabitants. No expense has been spared in collecting this information, experienced agents having visited every house and place of business throughout the county, and the information so collected has been compiled with the greatest attention.

A note from the publisher.
This directory was found in a very sorry state...hardly recognisable as a book! No covers, most of the pages loose and the binding all but gone. Many pages are dirty, torn & very poor. We are amazed at the quality we have been able to achieve in scanning and with a little work to the images we have produced a facsimile CD-Book that is 100% readable - and of a excellent reproduction quality.



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The directory covers the whole of the county, giving brief notes on each town and village as well as lists of people running businesses. Within Nottingham, entries are alphabetical within business type but in the smaller towns and villages entries are listed alphabetically by name.
There is some minor fading but all pages are legible.
Some of the scanned pages appear not to be straight; this is a feature of the original book rather than the scanning process.


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The original, partially disbound, book used for scanning covers the counties of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. The total size of the scanned images is more than can be fitted on one CD so the three counties have been published on separate CDs. The Advertisements section of the original book has been included on all three publications.
Unusually, the county map of Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire has survived though use over the years has resulted in tears/rucks, especially at the folds, making scanning difficult. The map has been scanned as six overlapping tiles.
This publication comprises: Indexes; Oxfordshire Information; Towns and Villages Directory; Private Residents Directory; Trades Directory; Advertisements.
Some of the scanned pages appear not to be straight. This is a feature of the original book rather than the scanning process. Some page corners appear clipped. This is a result of having to angle the page to compensate for skewed print.


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Originally part of Pigot & Co's National Commercial Directory 1835

Comprising A Classification Of The Merchants, Bankers, Professional Gentlemen, Manufacturers And Traders And Lists Of The Nobility, Gentry And Clergy. Resident In The Cities, Towns, Seaports, And Principal Villages

This section covers Shropshire & Hereford


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HISTORY, GAZETTEER, AND DIRECTORY OF SHROPSHIRE 1851

COMPRISING A GENERAL SURVEY OF THE COUNTY, WITH A VARIETY OF HISTORICAL, STATISTICAL, TOPOGRAPHICAL, COMMERCIAL, AND AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION: SHEWING THE SITUATION, EXTENT, AND POPULATION OF ALL THE TOWNS, PARISHES, CHAPELRIES, TOWNSHIPS, VILLAGES, HAMLETS, AND EXTRA-PAROCHIAL LIBERTIES; THEIR AGRICULTURAL AND MINERAL RODUCTIONS;
THE LORDS OF THE MANORS AND OWNERS OF THE SOIL; THEIR PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, CHARITIES, ANTIQUITIES, & HISTORICAL EVENTS; WITH A LIST OF MAGISTRATES, PUBLIC OFFICERS, & CORPORATE BODIES; AND THE SEATS GF THE NOBILITY AND GENTRY: IN ONE VOLUME, WITH A LARGE COLOURED SHEET MAP OF THE COUNTY: BY SAMUEL BAGSHAW,
Author of similar Works for Derbyshire, Kent, Cheshire, &c.
SHEFFIELD : PRINTED FOR THE AUTHOR BY SAMUEL HARRISON, 5, HIGH-STREET, AND SOLD BY SAMUEL BAGSHAW, WENTWORTH TEREACE, SHEFFIELD Price to Subscribers, 14s. 6d. 1851

The original book used for scanning covers the counties of Herefordshire and Shropshire. The total size of the scanned images is more than can be fitted on one CD so the two counties have been published on separate CDs. The Advertisements section of the original book has been included on both publications.
This publication comprises: Indexes; Shropshire Information; County map; Towns and Villages Directory; Court Directory; Trades Directory; Advertisements.
Some of the scanned pages appear not to be straight. This is a feature of the original book rather than the scanning process. Some page corners appear clipped. This is a result of having to angle the page to compensate for skewed print.


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Originally part of Pigot & Co's National Commercial Directory 1835

Comprising A Classification Of The Merchants, Bankers, Professional Gentlemen, Manufacturers And Traders
And Lists Of The Nobility, Gentry And Clergy. Resident In The Cities, Towns, Seaports, And Principal Villages

This section covers Staffordshire


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The PLAN OF THE WORK embraces a General History and Description of Staffordshire, shewing its Extent, Population, Agriculture, Mines, Manufactures, Rivers, Canals, Railways, Civil and Ecclesiastical Divisions, Seats of Nobility and Gentry, Magistrates, and Public Officers, and a great variety of other useful information, followed by separate HISTORIES and DIRECTORIES of all the Towns, Parishes, Townships, Villages, Hamlets, &c, in the five HUNDREDS of Seisdon, Pirehill, Cuttlestone, Offlow, and Totmonslow ; and in the liberties of the City of Lichfield, and the Boroughs of Stafford, Newcastle, Tamworth, Stoke-upon-Trent, Walsall, and Wolverhampton, arranged en route, but accompanied by a copious Index of Places, which gives the Work all the advantages of an Alphabetical Gazetteer; in conjunction with those afforded by connected Histories, Topographies, and Directories of the Mining, Manufacturing, and Agricultural Districts of the County.



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Keates & Ford's Annual Directory Of The Potteries And Newcastle, with Almanack 1867.
GENERAL INDEX.: Additions and Alterations while in press, Almanack 1867, Assessed and other Taxes, Chamber of Commerce (Staff.Pottrs), County Magistrates for the District, Eclipses, 1867, Errata, Licenses, Local Review of the Year, 1866: The District, Burslem, Fenton, Hanley, Longton, Newcastle, Stoke, Tunstall. Notes for Ecclesiastical Computation, Postal Guide, Royal Family of England, Sovereigns of England since Conquest, Stamp Duties, Transfer and Dividend Days.



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The Gazetteer department is continued on the same lines as on former occasions, and this part is of interest to all residents, as it contains a variety of general and statistical information, including an historical sketch of the staple trades, notices of the institutions, churches, chapels, schools, &c, in each town. The Directory contains an Alphabetical List and Classified Trade List,


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Pigot's 1835 Directory of Staffordshire
White's 1851 Directory & Gazetteer of Staffordshire
Keates & Ford's Potteries & District Directory
Sentinel Potteries & District 1907 Directory
All 4 Directories on 1 CD - In a DVD Style Presentation Case.


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History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Suffolk & the Towns near its borders.
General survey of the County, Histories, Statistical & Topographical descriptions of all the Hundreds, Liberties, Unions, Boroughs, Towns, Ports, Parishes, Townships, Villages & Hamlets.
Published in DJVU Greyscale.


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Usual very detailed directory from Kelly's.The contents are similar to those in previous editions—a general account is given of each County, with the Hundreds and Poor Law Unions ; Lists of Magistrates are included, and a sketch of the Geological Features of each County, by Mr. W. J. Harrison, is added : then follow, alphabetically arranged, the Places in each County, with their Inhabitants, both Private Residents and Commercial.


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The directory covers not only Ipswich but also "Felixstowe, Hadleigh, Stowmarket, Walton, Woodbridge and villages adjoining within a radius of eight miles" and comprises: Local Intelligence; A map of Suffolk showing Parliamentary Divisions & Boroughs; Ipswich Street Directory; List of Ipswich Inhabitants (alphabetical order of surname); Directory of Towns & Villages; Contemporary advertisements throughout.
Some of the printing on the scanned pages appears to be skewed and/or close to a page edge. This is a feature of the original book rather than the scanning process.

Includes the towns & villages of: Akenham, Arwarton or Erwarton, Ashbocking, Barham, Barking, Baylham, Bealings (Great & Little), Belstead, Bentley, (Blakenham (Great & Little), Boulge, Bramford, Brightwell, Bucklesham, Burgh, Burstall, Capel St. Mary, Chattisham, Chelmoniston, Claydon, Clopton, Coddenham, Copdock, Creeting St. Mary, Culpho, Darmsden, East Bergholt, Felixstowe, Foxhall, Freston, Gosbeck, Grundisburgh, Hadleigh, Harkstead, Hasketon, Hemingstone, Hemley, Henley, Hintlesham, Holbrook, Kesgrave, Levington, Martlesham, Nacton, Needham Market, Nettlestead, Newbourn, Offton with Little Bricett, Otley, Playford, Raydon, Rushmere, Shotley, Somersham, Sproughton, Stowmarket, Stutton, Swilland, Tattingstone, Trimley St. Martin & St. Mary, Tuddenham St. Martin, Waldringfield, Walton, Washbrook, Wenham (Great & Little), Westerfield, Wherstead, Whitton, Willisham, Witnesham, Woodbridge, & Woolverstone.


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Pigot & Co's National Commercial Directory 1835 Comprising A Classification Of The Merchants, Bankers, Professional Gentlemen, Manufacturers And Traders And Lists Of The Nobility, Gentry And Clergy. Resident In The Cities, Towns, Seaports, And Pricipal Villages. Warwickshire


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The preface to the directory mentions that it covers the counties of Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire with Birmingham but the copy used had been published, by Kelly's, as Warwickshire only.
As is so often the case, the map published with the directory has not survived. Additionally, a large part of pages 135/6 of the Advertisement Section has been torn out.
The remainder of the book is complete and comprises: Indexes; Warwickshire Information; Towns and Villages Directory; Court Directory; Trades Directory; Advertisements.


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A usual detailed & comprehensive Kelly's and is part of a multi-directory which includes Hampshire, Wiltshire & Dorset. These are full directories in their own right and will be issued separately. Includes a nice map - scanned at 400 DPI.



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Pigot & Co's National Commercial Directory 1835 Comprising A Classification Of The Merchants, Bankers, Professional Gentlemen, Manufacturers And Traders And Lists Of The Nobility, Gentry And Clergy. Resident In The Cities, Towns, Seaports, And Pricipal Villages. Worcestershire


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Volume 1 of 2, covers the following places (Market Towns):-

Sheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster, Bawtry, Tickhill, Thorne, Barnsley, Penistone, Wakefield, Dewsbury, Huddersfield, Halifax, Bradford, Todmorden, Heckmondwike, Leeds, Aberford, Otley, Bingley, Keighley, Skipton, Settle, Pontefract, Snaith, Goole, Selby, Cawood, Sherburn,Tadcaster, Harrogate, Knaresbrough, Boroughbridge, Wetherby, Ripon, Ripley, Pateley Bridge.

Very comprehensive and very rare directory

Volume 2 (1838) of 2, covers the following:
THE CITY OF YORK AND THE PORT OF HULL
Historical, Statistical and Topographical descriptions of the Boroughs, Towns, Parishes, Chapelries, Townships, Villages, Hamlets, Manors, Liberties and Wapentakes.




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Including Masbro', The Holmes, Attercliffe, Blackburn, Brightside, Darnall, Grimesthorpe, Heeley, Millhouses, Norton, Shire-Green, Tinsley, Walkley, Wincobank, &c. &c.

By Henry & Thomas Rodgers


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1847 William White's Directory and Topography of Leeds, Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield, Wakefield and the whole of the Clothing Districts of the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Including also, Dewsbury, Heckmondwike, Bingley, Keighley, Skipton, Settle, Otley, and about six hundred villages and hamlets, and 800,000 inhabitants.
A topographical survey is given for each parish, borough, town and township, in these great Seats of the Woollen and Worsted Manufacturers....etc.
Almost 600 pages + 140 pages of advertisments.
*Please note pages 373-384 Heckmondwike, Mirfield, Liversedge are missing.


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The copy used for scanning is more or less disbound with some of the pages being a little warped and/or skew printed and/or suffering from fading or ink bleed - though all are legible. A small piece has been cut out of the Index to Places at some time and the bottom corner of the preface page has been torn off, removing part of the advertisement printed there. As with many of these directories, the map which originally accompanied it is missing. Otherwise the directory is complete.
In some cases a section begins part way down a page. Where that occurs the page is included in both sections on the CD.
The size of the directory is such that we have had to publish it over two CDs. The introductory Advertisement, Preface and Index pages and the Appendix, Errata & List of Council Members from the end of the main directory are included on both CDs. Otherwise the contents are as detailed below.
CD 1 contains the Sheffield Directories and the Advertisement pages.
CD 2 contains the directories for Rotherham, Barnsley, Doncaster, Yorkshire towns & villages, Nottinghamshire towns & villages, Lincolnshire (Gainsborough) and Derbyshire towns & villages.


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DRAKE'S DIRECTORY OF ROTHERHAM (on CD)

MASBRO' HOLMES, KIMBERWORTH, RAWMARSH, PARKGATE, GREASBRO'. BRINSWORTH, DALTON, CATCLIFFE, TREETON, WHISTON, WICKERSLEY, ORGREAVE, TINSLEY, WATH, SWINTON, MEXBRO', KILNHURST, CONISBRO', THORPE HESLEY, WENTWORTH, ELSECAR, HOYLAND, BRAMPTON, AND THE ADJOINING PARISHES, TOWNSHIPS, AND VILLAGES.

PRINTED FOR E S DRAKE AND CO., 96, WASHINGTON ROAD, SHEFFIELD AND SOLD BY THEM AND THEIR AGENTS. PRICE 3s. 6d. 1862.


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