Durham, England : Classification : Commercial / Trade Directories
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| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, School / Educational Records, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records |
| Title: | The Genealogist Website |
| Link: |  |
| Description: | The Genealogist Website |
| Extra Info: | Subscription site. Includes many university registers, trade directories and more. |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Other Records |
| Title: | Ancestry's Durham County Data  |
| Link: | Ancestry's Durham County Data |
| Description: | Ancestry's Durham County Data Collection |
| Extra Info: | Includes Durham, Northumberland, and Yorkshire Royal National Commercial Directory, 1855 ; Various town histories |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Other Records, Journals / Diaries |
| Title: | Ancestry's England Data  |
| Link: | Ancestry's England Data |
| Description: | Ancestry's England Data Collection |
| 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, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Poor Rate, Other Records |
| Title: | BAALHAM Resource Centre |
| Link: | http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~... |
| Description: | BAALHAM Resource Centre and One Name Study |
| Extra Info: | Mainly around Suffolk. |
| 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, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists |
| Title: | BOYD Family and Information Centre |
| Link: | http://clanboyd.info/outsideusa/england/ |
| Description: | BOYD Family and Information Centre |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, School / Educational Records, 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, 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: | http://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, 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, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Tithe Records, School / Educational Records, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Poor Rate, Other Records |
| Title: | DIBDEN One Name Study |
| Link: | http://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, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Directories and living relatives |
| Link: |  |
| Description: | Find My Past - Directories & Living Relatives 1835-1987 |
| Extra Info: | Includes GWR Shareholders and more. |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc. |
| Title: | DRING Family History |
| Link: | http://www.dring.org.uk/ |
| Description: | DRING Family History |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, School / Educational Records, Companies / Employee and Union Lists, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Education and Work records, Occupations |
| Link: | |
| Description: | Find My Past - Education and Work records, Occupations |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, School / Educational Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Family Relatives |
| Link: | http://www.familyrelatives.com/ |
| Description: | Family Relatives - English and Welsh Records |
| Extra Info: | Subscription site. Includes trade directories for many counties. |
| 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: | http://www.featherstone-society.com/ |
| Description: | FE(A)THERSTON((E)HAUGH) One Name Study |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records |
| Title: | FISHER One Name Study |
| Link: | http://www.sjfisher.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ |
| Description: | FISHER One Name Study |
| Extra Info: | Kent and Surrey areas mainly, but some references to other counties. |
| 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: | http://www.gander-name.info/ |
| Description: | GANDER / GANDAR One Name Study |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Newspapers, Other Taxes - such as Horse Tax, School / Educational Records, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Sports Clubs and Associations, Other Records |
| Title: | Genhound Family History Website |
| Link: | http://www.genhound.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Genhound Family History Website |
| Extra Info: | Free to search, pay to view details. New data seems to be added frequently. |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories |
| Title: | Historical Directories from the University of Leicester |
| Link: | http://www.historicaldirectories.org/hd/index.asp |
| Description: | Historical Directories - Digital Library of Local and Trade Directories for England and Wales |
| 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, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Tithe Records, Information |
| Title: | Internet Archive |
| Link: | http://www.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: | http://www.geocities.com/cdcnixon1/ |
| 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, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Valuation Books, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Poor Rate, Other Records |
| Title: | KNAGGS One Name Study |
| Link: | http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jeffery.knaggs/geneal... |
| Description: | KNAGGS One Name Study |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Other Records |
| Title: | LONGMORE Genealogy Resources |
| Link: | http://www.msheppard.com/ |
| Description: | LONGMORE Genealogy Resources |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers |
| Title: | MARSDEN One Name Study |
| Link: | http://www.marsden-ons.co.uk/ |
| Description: | MARSDEN One Name Study |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Other Records |
| Title: | NETHERWOOD One Name Study |
| Link: | http://www.netherwood.name/ |
| Description: | NETHERWOOD One Name Study |
| Extra Info: | Click on resources. |
| 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 |
| Title: | Parishmouse |
| Link: | http://www.parishmouse.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Parishmouse - Transcriptions from Historical Books & Parish Registers |
| Extra Info: | Use the county links or use the search facility. |
| 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, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | ROE Family, also the BRYAN and STANGER Families of Whitby |
| Link: | http://www.roe-bryan-genealogy.org.uk/ |
| Description: | ROE Family, also the BRYAN and STANGER Families of Whitby |
| Extra Info: | Includes a list of photographers from Whitby. |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, School / Educational Records |
| Title: | SANKEY One Name Study |
| Link: | http://www.timsankey.co.uk/ |
| Description: | SANKEY One Name Study |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records, Journals / Diaries |
| Title: | Selected Genealogical Records |
| Link: | http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mwi/filess... |
| Description: | Selected Genealogical Records |
| Extra Info: | A selection of transcriptions including extacts from Army lists, bankrupts, a list of people in Cornwall in past times, a list of coastguards in 1851 and more. |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Valuation Books, School / Educational Records, 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 |
| Title: | Slater's Commercial Directory of the Northern Counties  |
| Link: | Slater's Commercial Directory of the Northern Counties |
| Description: | Slater's Royal National Commercial Directory of the Northern Counties - Vol., 1855 |
| Extra Info: | Includes Durham, Northumberland and Yorkshire. |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Photographs / Pictures |
| Title: | Spennymoor History |
| Link: | http://www.picturespennymoor.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Spennymoor History, Pictures and Information |
| Extra Info: | Includes a surname search of trade directories. |
| 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: | http://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: | http://www.yourtotalevent.com/people/idxpepl.htm |
| Description: | STRANGE and STRAINGE Family History |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers |
| Title: | Sue O'Neill's Website |
| Link: | http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~... |
| Description: | Sue O'Neill's Website, including Trade Directories |
| Extra Info: | Some extracts of trade directories. |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, Minute Books / Meeting Books, Other Records |
| Title: | The Oddfellows Archive |
| Link: | http://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 Taxes - such as Horse Tax, Tithe Records, School / Educational Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records |
| Title: | Tomorrow's History in North East England |
| Link: | http://www.tomorrows-history.com/ |
| Description: | Tomorrow's History in North East England |
| Extra Info: | Click on the chest to see the collections that are online. Comprehensive search facilities. |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Other Records |
| Title: | WANLESS Web - A One Name Study |
| Link: | http://www.wanlessweb.org/ |
| Description: | WANLESS Web - A One Name Study of the surnames surnames Wanless, Wandless, Wanlass, Wandlass, Wanliss, and Wanlace |
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