Post Office and Telephone directories help trace our ancestors' movements. Many of these old directories have now been transcribed or scanned.
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories |
Title: | 1921 Census substitute from The Genealogist. |
Link: | https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/affiliate/?affid=... |
Description: | These records form part of the Trade, Residential & Telephone record sets on The Genealogist, covering a period currently not served by a census. |
Extra Info: | More counties will be added in the coming months. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Newspapers, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Minute Books / Meeting Books, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Sports Clubs and Associations, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | Am Baile - Highland History and Culture |
Link: | https://www.ambaile.org.uk/ |
Description: | Am Baile - Highland History and Culture |
Extra Info: | Includes all sorts - such as Sutherland vehicle registrations from the early 1900's, Inverness golf club cards, Dornoch Jail records an much more. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Poor Rate |
Title: | Bath Ancestors |
Link: | http://bathancestors.org.uk/ |
Description: | The database covers the years 1603-1990 and contains over 76,000 records of people who lived in and around Bath, UK. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Tithe Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | British History Online |
Link: | https://www.british-history.ac.uk/ |
Description: | British History Online |
Extra Info: | A variety of records and documents relating to the medieval and modern history of the British Isles. |
Classification: | Post Office / Telephone Directories |
Title: | British Phone Books, 1880-1984 |
Link: | British Phone Books, 1880-1984 |
Description: | British Phone Books, 1880-1984 |
Extra Info: | The database currently contains over 1700 phone books and provides near full county coverage for England as well as containing substantial records for Scotland, Ireland, and Wales. |
Classification: | Post Office / Telephone Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Other Taxes - such as Horse Tax, Valuation Books, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Sports Clubs and Associations, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | Buittle Parish Home Page |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20090202212446/http://w... |
Description: | Buittle Parish Home Page |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of the site. Most information still seems to be available. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Poor Rate, Other Records |
Title: | Carnarvon Traders |
Link: | http://www.carnarvontraders.com |
Description: | Carnarvon Traders - A Site about Carnarvon and its History |
Extra Info: | A whole range of records and information. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
Title: | Chimney Sweeper Index |
Link: | https://old-sweeps-index.tripod.com/yeolde.htm |
Description: | Chimney Sweeper Index |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Newspapers, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records |
Title: | Corstophine Parish |
Link: | https://www.angelfire.com/ct2/corstorphine/ |
Description: | Corstophine Parish |
Extra Info: | A wide range of information about the parish and its people. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records |
Title: | DACKOMBE / DACOMBE Family History |
Link: | http://www.terrys.org.uk/ |
Description: | DACKOMBE / DACOMBE Family History |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Newspapers |
Title: | Devon Records - Various |
Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20130403053836/http://... |
Description: | Devon Records - Various |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information still seems to be available. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Tithe Records, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Poor Rate, Other Records |
Title: | DIBDEN One Name Study |
Link: | https://www.angelfire.com/ar3/dibden_onename/ |
Description: | DIBDEN One Name Study, Including Variants |
Extra Info: | Many references to the DIBDEN name. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories |
Title: | Directory - Historical Directories from the University of Leicester |
Link: | https://specialcollections.le.ac.uk/digital/collec... |
Description: | Historical Directories - Digital Library of Local and Trade Directories for England and Wales |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Tithe Records, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Religious Lists / Records, Other Records |
Title: | Elmswell Millenium History Group |
Link: | https://www.elmswell-history.org.uk/ |
Description: | The History of Elmswell, Suffolk |
Classification: | Post Office / Telephone Directories, Other Records |
Title: | Essex County Data from Ancestry |
Link: | Essex County Data from Ancestry |
Description: | Essex County Data Collection from Ancestry |
Extra Info: | Includes post office directory, county reference books, various town histories and more. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Other Taxes - such as Horse Tax, Tithe Records, Valuation Books, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | Failte Romhat Website |
Link: | https://www.failteromhat.com |
Description: | Failte Romhat Website |
Extra Info: | Includes Kellys Directory of Leather Trades in Ireland 1915. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Valuation Books, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Other Records |
Title: | Forgan, Newport and Wormit Information |
Link: | http://www.twentytwoflassroad.co.uk/ |
Description: | Forgan, Newport and Wormit Information |
Extra Info: | This site brings together some of the information about Newport-on-Tay, Wormit and Forgan in Fife, Scotland, which exists largely on paper and makes it searchable online. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
Title: | GANDER / GANDAR One Name Study |
Link: | https://gander.one-name.net/ |
Description: | GANDER / GANDAR One Name Study |
Classification: | Post Office / Telephone Directories |
Title: | Glasgow Post Office Directory 1911-12 |
Link: | http://archive.org/details/postofficeannual191112g... |
Description: | Glasgow Post Office Directory 1911-12 |
Extra Info: | Online book. |
Classification: | Post Office / Telephone Directories, Newspapers |
Title: | GOODERSON Family History |
Link: | http://www.gooderson.org/ |
Description: | GOODERSON Family History and One Name Study |
Extra Info: | Click on miscellaneous. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Newspapers, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
Title: | GUMBLETON One Name Study and Family History |
Link: | http://martleweb.co.uk/gumbleton/ |
Description: | GUMBLETON One Name Study and Family History |
Classification: | Post Office / Telephone Directories, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | Helmdon Village Web site |
Link: | http://www.helmdonhistory.com/index.htm |
Description: | Helmdon Village Web site |
Extra Info: | Many interesting articles about the village. |
Classification: | Post Office / Telephone Directories |
Title: | Hertfordshire County Data from Ancestry |
Link: | Hertfordshire County Data from Ancestry |
Description: | Hertfordshire County Data Collection from Ancestry |
Extra Info: | Includes post office directory, c. 1851 and other histories of the area. |
Classification: | Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Post Office / Telephone Directories |
Title: | Highfield History |
Link: | http://highfieldhistory.co.uk/ |
Description: | Highfield History - Highfield, South Stoneham, Southampton |
Extra Info: | Includes several directories of Highfield and Stoneham. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories |
Title: | HOLLEBONE Family Website |
Link: | http://www.hollebone-family-worldwide.co.uk/ |
Description: | HOLLEBONE Family Website and One Name Study |
Extra Info: | Also Hollebon, Hollibone, Hollibone, Hollobon , Hollobone, Hollybon and Hollybone. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Tithe Records, Valuation Books, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | John Hayes Genealogy Website |
Link: | https://www.failteromhat.com |
Description: | John Hayes Genealogy Website |
Extra Info: | Many Hayes, O'Connor, Brown, Fox, Santry, Callaghan and Murphy records. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Other Records |
Title: | Kent County Data from Ancestry |
Link: | Kent County Data from Ancestry |
Description: | Kent County Data Collection from Ancestry |
Extra Info: | Includes post office directory, c. 1851; Canterbury and Vicinity Directory, 1889; The account book of a Kentish estate, 1616-1704; Various town histories and more. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Tithe Records, Valuation Books, Register & Rent Rolls, Bastardy / Illegitimacy Records, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Religious Lists / Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | Kent Online Parish Clerk |
Link: | http://kent-opc.org/ |
Description: | Kent Online Parish Clerk |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Newspapers |
Title: | Leighton-Linslade Past Times |
Link: | http://www.leighton-linslade.com/census/index.html |
Description: | Leighton-Linslade Past Times |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Newspapers, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Poor Rate, Other Records |
Title: | London Data from Ancestry |
Link: | London Data from Ancestry |
Description: | London Data Collection from Ancestry |
Extra Info: | Includes Child Apprentices in America from Christ's Hospital, London, 1617-1778; Numerous trade and post office directories; |
Classification: | Post Office / Telephone Directories, Other Records |
Title: | Madeley Local Studies |
Link: | http://madeleylocalhistory.org/ |
Description: | Madeley Local Studies |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | Middlesex County Data from Ancestry |
Link: | Middlesex County Data from Ancestry |
Description: | Middlesex County Data Collection from Ancestry |
Extra Info: | Includes post office directory, c. 1851, histories of the area and more. |
Classification: | Post Office / Telephone Directories |
Title: | National Library of Scotland - Online Directories |
Link: | https://www.nls.uk/family-history/directories/ |
Description: | National Library of Scotland - Online Directories |
Extra Info: | More than 700 Scottish Post Office directories for the period 1774 to 1911 are available to read online. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Other Records |
Title: | Newhall Resources |
Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20170308201449/https:/... |
Description: | Newhall, South Derbyshire Resources |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information is still available to view. Use the links on the home page as some links in the info pages do not work. Information about the village of Newhall in South Derbyshire and its people. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Newspapers |
Title: | Newspapers, Directories & Social History |
Link: | https://www.findmypast.ie/search-records/Directories |
Description: | Find My Past's Newspapers, Directories & Social History |
Extra Info: | Directories contains a wealth of directories and almanacs which not only contain more than 2 million names but also give you a real feel for the places and times they lived in. |
Classification: | Post Office / Telephone Directories, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Religious Lists / Records, Other Records |
Title: | Normandy Parish Website, Surrey |
Link: | https://normandyhistorians.co.uk/ |
Description: | Normandy Parish Website, Surrey |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
Title: | Northwich Local History and Genealogy |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20091021133831/http://g... |
Description: | Northwich Local History and Genealogy |
Extra Info: | This is an archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information still appears to be available. Includes information about ale houses, salt mines, boatmen and more. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Register & Rent Rolls, Poor Rate, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | Old Kirkcudbright |
Link: | http://www.old-kirkcudbright.net/ |
Description: | Old Kirkcudbright |
Extra Info: | Information about the poor house, landowners and more. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Newspapers, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Tithe Records, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Religious Lists / Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Poor Rate, Other Records |
Title: | Parish of St. Austell, Cornwall |
Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~staustell/genealogy... |
Description: | Parish of St. Austell, Cornwall |
Extra Info: | Includes information about the china clay and tin industry. Click on genealogy for a list of the information available. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records |
Title: | PENNYFATHER One Name Study |
Link: | https://pennyfather.one-name.net/ |
Description: | PENNYFATHER One Name Study |
Classification: | Post Office / Telephone Directories |
Title: | Post Office Directory - London |
Link: | London Post Office Directory |
Description: | London Post Office Directory, 1829 |
Classification: | Post Office / Telephone Directories |
Title: | Post Office Directory - Suffolk |
Link: | Suffolk Post Office Directory |
Description: | Suffolk Post Office Directory, 1875 |
Classification: | Post Office / Telephone Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc. |
Title: | RAMSDALE Family Register |
Link: | http://www.ramsdale.org/ |
Description: | RAMSDALE Family Register |
Classification: | Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Religious Lists / Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Journals / Diaries |
Title: | Suffolk County Data from Ancestry |
Link: | Suffolk County Data from Ancestry |
Description: | Suffolk County Data Collection from Ancestry |
Extra Info: | Includes Various town histories; Suffolk History, Gazetteer, and Directory, 1844; Various Churchwardens' Accounts; Babergh Hundred Military Survey of 1522 |
Classification: | Post Office / Telephone Directories, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Other Records |
Title: | Surrey County Data from Ancestry |
Link: | Surrey County Data from Ancestry |
Description: | Surrey County Data Collection from Ancestry |
Extra Info: | Includes Various church histories; Charterhouse Registers 1872-1910 and histories of the area. |
Classification: | Post Office / Telephone Directories, Other Records |
Title: | Sussex County Data from Ancestry |
Link: | Sussex County Data from Ancestry |
Description: | Sussex County Data Collection from Ancestry |
Extra Info: | Includes Essex, Herts, Kent, Middlesex, Surrey, and Sussex Counties Post Office Directory, c. 1851, histories of the area and more. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | The History of Essex |
Link: | https://historyhouse.co.uk/ |
Description: | The History of Essex |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
Title: | Wing - A One Place Study |
Link: | https://wing-ops.org.uk/ |
Description: | Wing - A One Place Study |