Trade Directories
WHAT IS A DIRECTORY?
Street Directories
List Addresses by Street with the name and occupation of the Head of the household - reads something like a census.
Alphabetical Directories
List Names in Alphabetical order of Surname with details of address and sometimes profession.
Trade Directories
Present the Trades in Alphabetical order with the name and address of each Tradesman (a pre-cursor of today's Yellow Pages!)
Commercial Directories
An Alphabetical list of Tradesmen, with either their home or work address.
Court Directories
Details of the Titled or Professional residents of a Town.
Post Office Directories
Provide information on Trades people and Private Residents and cover a larger area, especially the villages surrounding a Town.
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