Trade Directories were an important means of advertising in years gone by. Many of these old directories have now been transcribed or scanned and can be used to track ancestors as their businesses moved or developed.
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps |
Title: | Ashbourne Town Website |
Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20170115114758fw_/http... |
Description: | Ashbourne Town Website, including Trade Directories |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information is still available to view. Includes a list of clergy at the bottom of matters of life and death. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Religious Lists / Records, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | Ashover Genealogy |
Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20190419005512/http://... |
Description: | Ashover Genealogy |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a website that is no longer active. Most information is still available. The history of the people and place. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Hearth / Window Tax, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records |
Title: | Belper Research Website |
Link: | http://www.belper-research.com/ |
Description: | Belper Research Website |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records |
Title: | BENDING Family History |
Link: | http://www.jbending.org.uk/ |
Description: | BENDING Family History |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Tithe Records, Religious Lists / Records, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | Bonsall History Project Website |
Link: | http://www.bonsallhistory.org.uk/ |
Description: | Bonsall History Project Website |
Extra Info: | Click on Site Contents for records |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
Title: | BREW One Name Study |
Link: | http://brew.clients.ch/BrewONS.htm |
Description: | BREW One Name Study |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Tithe Records |
Title: | Brimington Village Website |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20100324043021/http://w... |
Description: | Brimington Village Website |
Extra Info: | This is an archived copy of a site that is no longer active. It may take a few moments to load. Most information still seems to be available. |
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: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Religious Lists / Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Poor Rate |
Title: | CLUETT / CLEWETT Records and One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.cluett.org.uk/ |
Description: | CLUETT / CLEWETT Records and One Name Study |
Extra Info: | Part way down the home page is the Search link. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories |
Title: | CUTTS Families - One Name Study |
Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~brianfjohnson/genea... |
Description: | CUTTS Families - One Name Study |
Extra Info: | Includes White's Directory for Norton Cuckney |
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, Hearth / Window Tax, Tithe Records, Valuation Books, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records |
Title: | DALTON Data Bank and One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.daltondatabank.org/ |
Description: | DALTON Data Bank and One Name Study |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Religious Lists / Records, Other Records |
Title: | Derbyshire and Cornwall Records |
Link: | http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/ |
Description: | Derbyshire and Cornwall Records |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, Other Records |
Title: | Derbyshire County Data from Ancestry |
Link: | Derbyshire County Data from Ancestry |
Description: | Derbyshire County Data Collection from Ancestry |
Extra Info: | Includes Derbyshire History, Gazetteer, and Directory, 1857 and more. |
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 |
Title: | Directory - White's 1857 Directory of Derbyshire |
Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~claycross/history/ |
Description: | White's History, Gazetteer and Directory of Derbyshire 1857 |
Extra Info: | Also includes a directory of Sheffield. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | EARLAM Family History |
Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20150411030403/http://... |
Description: | EARLAM Family History |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site no longer active. Most information still seems to be available. A resource for those with EARLAM relatives. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Newspapers, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records, Journals / Diaries |
Title: | England Data from Ancestry |
Link: | England Data from Ancestry |
Description: | England Data Collection from Ancestry |
Extra Info: | Includes Emmigrants and Immigrants; Numerous Directories; Who's Who in the World, 1910-1911; England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892; Numerous other records |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Other Records |
Title: | FE(A)THERSTON((E)HAUGH) One Name Study |
Link: | https://featherstone.one-name.net/ |
Description: | FE(A)THERSTON((E)HAUGH) One Name Study |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
Title: | FOSKETT One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.foskett-genealogy.co.uk/ |
Description: | FOSKETT One Name Study |
Extra Info: | Click on records for many FOSKETTs. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories |
Title: | Hasland Village, Derbyshire |
Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20160722030929/http://... |
Description: | Hasland Village, Near Chesterfield, Derbyshire |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information is still available to view. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Religious Lists / Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records |
Title: | HEALD One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.healds.org.uk/ |
Description: | HEALD One Name Study |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
Title: | Historical Clocks and Watchmakers Website |
Link: | https://www.clockswatches.co.uk |
Description: | Historical Clocks and Watchmakers Website |
Extra Info: | A website which lists clock and watchmakers from the UK and Ireland. Search by name or place. Searching is free however a small subscriptons is require for details. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories |
Title: | Holden's Annual London and Country Directory |
Link: | Holden's Annual London and Country Directory |
Description: | Holden's Annual London and Country Directory for 1811, in Three Volumes |
Extra Info: | Volume 2 & 3 are directories of towns in the England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories |
Title: | HOLLINGWORTH One Name Study |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20110611071735/http://h... |
Description: | HOLLINGWORTH One Name Study |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of the site -most information still seems to be available. HOLLINGWORTH and variations. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Tithe Records, Information |
Title: | Internet Archive |
Link: | http://archive.org/ |
Description: | Internet Archive |
Extra Info: | Has many scanned books. Click on texts and then search the archive. Note gazetteer and gazetteers give different results. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records |
Title: | ISMAY One Name Study |
Link: | https://ismay.one-name.net/ |
Description: | ISMAY One Name Study |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
Title: | JEBBETT/JEBBITT Genealogy |
Link: | http://www.moonroller.com/jebbitt/ |
Description: | JEBBETT/JEBBITT Genealogy |
Extra Info: | Lots of data categorised by year. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers |
Title: | KEELER Genealogy Website |
Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~nickkeeler/genealog... |
Description: | KEELER Genealogy Website |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers |
Title: | Kelly's Directories of Derbyshire |
Link: | https://www.andrewsgen.com/dby/kelly/ |
Description: | Kelly's Directories of Derbyshire |
Extra Info: | Also has extracts from The Gentleman's Magazine. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories |
Title: | Kelly's Directories Project |
Link: | https://forebears.io/news/kellys-directories-proje... |
Description: | Kelly's Directories Project - One per county for England and South Wales. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records |
Title: | LEVEY Family History and Genealogy |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20150911094613/http://w... |
Description: | LEVEY Family History and Genealogy |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Other Records |
Title: | Liz's Family History Site |
Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~glossopfamily/genea... |
Description: | Some Resources for the area around Glossop, Derbyshire |
Extra Info: | Covers Great and Little Hucklow, Taddington, Hognaston, Mellor and Glossop area.Trade Directory Extracts are on the village pages. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories |
Title: | LUCEY / LUCY Family History Records |
Link: | https://lucey.net/ |
Extra Info: | Researching the surnames LUCEY & LUCY. From early sources in England & Ireland, some back as far as 1066. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Other Taxes - such as Horse Tax, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Religious Lists / Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records |
Title: | Matlock & Matlock Bath - The Andrews Pages |
Link: | https://www.andrewsgen.com/matlock/ |
Description: | Matlock & Matlock Bath - The Andrews Pages |
Extra Info: | Includes many records from 16th Century onwards. Many interesting records for the area. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Other Records |
Title: | Midlands Historical Data |
Link: | https://www.midlandshistoricaldata.org/ |
Description: | Midlands Historical Data |
Extra Info: | Online directories, local history books and more. Free to search and see snippet, then pay per view or subscription. |
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, Hearth / Window Tax, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers |
Title: | North West Derbyshire Sources |
Link: | http://www.nwdbysources.uk/ |
Description: | Various North West Derbyshire Records |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Religious Lists / Records, Information, Other Records |
Title: | Open Library |
Link: | http://openlibrary.org/ |
Description: | Open Library - Scanned Books Online |
Extra Info: | Use the search facility and select e-books only. Some English trade directories, journals, historic accounts of counties and more. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Newspapers, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | Parish of Eyam |
Link: | https://places.wishful-thinking.org.uk/DBY/Eyam/in... |
Description: | Eyam Parish |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | Parish Registers of Crich and More |
Link: | https://www.crichparish.co.uk/ |
Description: | Parish Registers of Crich and More |
Extra Info: | Includes trade directories, articles about the village and more. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | Parish Registers of Crich and Other Aspects |
Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~dlhdby/genealogy/ |
Description: | Parish Registers of Crich and Other Aspects |
Extra Info: | Includes information from trade directories, families of the area and more. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories |
Title: | Parishmouse Family History Guides |
Link: | https://www.parishmouse.co.uk/ |
Description: | Parish Registers, Parish Records and Historical Directories. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | PIGGIN family One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.piggin.org/ |
Description: | PIGGIN family One Name Study |
Extra Info: | Use the site map to see what is on the site. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records |
Title: | PLUCKROSE Name Website |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20190623144333/http://w... |
Description: | PLUCKROSE Name Website |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information still seems to be available. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
Title: | Post Office Directory of Chemists and Druggists |
Link: | https://archive.org/details/b21466385 |
Description: | Post Office Directory of Chemists and Druggists 1876 |
Extra Info: | Online book. Covers England, Scotland, Wales and principal towns in Ireland. Includes chemical manufacturers, wholesale druggists, drysalters, patent medicine vendors and other connected trades, e.g. photographers, bottle makers, dentists and dye makers. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Other Records |
Title: | PREECE One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.preecefamilyhistory.co.uk/ |
Description: | PREECE One Name Study |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Bastardy / Illegitimacy Records, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | Ridgeway Village Site |
Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~ridgeway/genealogy/... |
Description: | Ridgeway Village Site |
Extra Info: | Includes Eckington Bastardy records. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | Rosliston - A One Parish Study |
Link: | http://sites.rootsweb.com/~engcrosl/ |
Description: | Rosliston - A One Parish Study |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records |
Title: | ROULSTON One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.roulstone.net/ |
Description: | ROULSTON One Name Study |
Extra Info: | Mainly Derbyshire information. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Religious Lists / Records, Poor Rate, Other Records |
Title: | Scarcliffe Village Website |
Link: | http://www.rosie.pterosaur.org.uk/ |
Description: | Scarcliffe Village Website, including many aspects of Village Life and its People |
Extra Info: | Also includes Trade Directory information for Bolsover, Creswell, Elmton, Pleasley and surrounding area. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Valuation Books, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
Title: | SERCOMBE, SIRCOMBE, SURCOMBE, or SIRCOM One Name study |
Link: | http://www.mit.edu/~dfm/genealogy/sercombe.html |
Description: | A Compilation of SERCOMBE Families |
Extra Info: | Scroll down to sources of information. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Newspapers, Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., School / Educational Records / Alumni, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Poor Rate, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | Sheffield Indexers |
Link: | http://www.sheffieldindexers.com/ |
Description: | Sheffield Indexers, including School Records, Workhouse and Directories |
Extra Info: | Many records have online searching by name and location. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories |
Title: | Smalley One Place Study |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20101102124209/http://w... |
Description: | Smalley One Place Study |
Extra Info: | May take a few moments to load. This is an archived copy of the site that is no longer available. Most of the information is still accessible. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Other Records |
Title: | South Derbyshire Genealogical Resources |
Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~brett/genealogy/sdi... |
Description: | South Derbyshire Genealogical Resources |
Extra Info: | Hearth Tax records are included with the census records. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy |
Title: | Stapenhill Online Resources: Cauldwell Databases |
Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~blanchec/genealogy/... |
Description: | Stapenhill Online Resources: Cauldwell Databases |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | Staveley One Place Study |
Link: | http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~spire/staveley/ |
Description: | Staveley One Place Study |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Other Taxes - such as Horse Tax, Tithe Records, Register & Rent Rolls, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
Title: | STERRY One Name Study |
Link: | https://www.sterryworldwide.com/ |
Description: | STERRY One Name Study |
Extra Info: | Includes STERRY apprentices, London guilds, manorial records, newspaper extracts and more |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
Title: | STRANGE, STRAINGE and Variants One Name Study |
Link: | https://yourtotalevent.com/people/Strange/idxpepl.... |
Description: | STRANGE and STRAINGE Family History |
Extra Info: | For apprentices click on miscellany. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | Tansley Village Website |
Link: | http://www.tansleyparish.com/TansleyVillage/ |
Description: | Tansley Village Website |
Extra Info: | Click on Local History. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, Minute Books / Meeting Books, Other Records |
Title: | The Oddfellows Archive |
Link: | https://www.oddfellows.co.uk/ |
Description: | The Oddfellows Archive |
Extra Info: | Subscription site. The archive of the Oddfellows. Includes magazines, directories, minutes books and more. Searchable. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Other Records |
Title: | The Stanley One Place Study |
Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~alanbloor/genealogy... |
Description: | The Stanley One Place Study, Including Trade Directories |
Extra Info: | May be slow to load. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Bastardy / Illegitimacy Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Journals / Diaries |
Title: | TIVEY Family Genealogy Project |
Link: | http://www.tiveyfamilytree.com/ |
Description: | TIVEY Family Genealogy Project |
Extra Info: | Includes a diary of Joseph Tivey and his journey to Australia in 1848. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Associations and Civil Officials Lists |
Title: | Wakefield Family History Sharing Website |
Link: | http://www.wakefieldfhs.org.uk/index.shtml |
Description: | Wakefield Family History Sharing Website |
Extra Info: | Scroll down the page for Altofs/West Riding Colliery school admission records, absent voters and more. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Other Records |
Title: | WANLESS Web - A One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.wanlessweb.org/TNG/index.php |
Description: | WANLESS Web - A One Name Study of the surnames surnames Wanless, Wandless, Wanlass, Wandlass, Wanliss, and Wanlace |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps |
Title: | White's Directory of Derbyshire |
Link: | White's Directory of Derbyshire |
Description: | White's History, Gazetteer and Directory of the County of Derby 1857 |
Extra Info: | Includes Burton-on-Trent, Staffs. and Sheffield, Yorks.. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | Wirksworth Genealogy and Local History |
Link: | http://www.wirksworth.org.uk |
Description: | Wirksworth Genealogy and Local History, including Trade Directories and Taxes |
Extra Info: | Also look under the scrapbook. Many old photographs of families of the area. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Poor Rate, Other Records |
Title: | GENUKI County Page for Derbyshire |
Link: | https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DBY/ |
Description: | General Information for Derbyshire |
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