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, 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 |
Title: | Angela Petyt's History Pages |
Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~petyt/genealogy/def... |
Description: | Angela Petyt's History Pages |
Extra Info: | Includes descriptions of Wakefield, and families of Bolton Abbey and Ackworth. |
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.rootsweb.com/~baalham/genealogy/ |
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, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records |
Title: | BEVERTON One Name Study |
Link: | https://yourtotalevent.com/people/beverton/Beverto... |
Description: | BEVERTON One Name Study |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Servants / Slaves Lists, Other Records |
Title: | Bolsterstone Genealogy Project. |
Link: | http://www.bolsterstone.de/BGP.htm |
Description: | Bolsterstone, Deepcar and Stocksbridge Areas |
Extra Info: | Genealogy information from the general areas of Bolsterstone, Deepcar and Stocksbridge. |
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, 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, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Other Taxes - such as Horse Tax, Tithe Records, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Religious Lists / Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
Title: | Bubwith : A One-Place Study |
Link: | http://bubwith.net/ |
Description: | Bubwith : A One-Place Study (Yorkshire) |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories |
Title: | Bulmer's Directory of 1890 for Sockburn 1890 |
Link: | https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/NRY/Sockburn... |
Description: | Bulmer's Directory of 1890 for Sockburn 1890 |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Other Records |
Title: | Calderdale - Visual Archive |
Link: | http://www.calderdale.gov.uk/wtw/ |
Description: | Calderdale - Visual Archive |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Religious Lists / Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
Title: | Calverley Information and Historical Data |
Link: | http://www.calverley.info |
Description: | Calverley, Farnley and Hampsthwaite Village Records |
Extra Info: | Includes maps, trade directories, |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Newspapers, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
Title: | CHITTENDEN One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.chittenden.com.au/ |
Description: | CHITTENDEN One Name Study |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories |
Title: | Chris Newhall's Family History |
Link: | http://www.wildot.co.uk/famhist.htm |
Description: | Chris Newhall's Family History |
Extra Info: | Includes NEWHALL, BAILEY, BEECH, CATLEY and many other surnames. |
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, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | Coxwold Village Website |
Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20201014173222/https:/... |
Description: | Coxwold Village Website |
Extra Info: | A copy of a website that is no longer active. Most information is still available to view. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | CRIBB Family Name |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20150801100140/http://w... |
Description: | CRIBB Family Name |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most data still seems to be available. |
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 |
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, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists |
Title: | FOLKER One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.folker.org.uk/ |
Description: | FOLKER One Name Study |
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: | Commercial / Trade Directories, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Religious Lists / Records |
Title: | Gisburn Parish Website |
Link: | https://www.gisburn.org.uk/ |
Description: | Gisburn Parish Website |
Extra Info: | Lots of information about the village and its history. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Newspapers, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Tithe Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | Great Ayton - History of the Village |
Link: | http://greatayton.wikidot.com/home |
Description: | Great Ayton - History of the Village |
Extra Info: | Click on Sources. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers |
Title: | Gunnerside in North Yorkshire |
Link: | https://www.gunnerside.info |
Description: | Gunnerside in North Yorkshire |
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, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
Title: | HOGARTH Family Website |
Link: | http://www.hogarth.org.uk/ |
Description: | HOGARTH Family Website |
Extra Info: | Click on reference section for records. |
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://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, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers |
Title: | KEELER Genealogy Website |
Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~nickkeeler/genealog... |
Description: | KEELER Genealogy Website |
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 |
Title: | Kelly's Directory of Hull and its Neighbourhood |
Link: | Kelly's directory of Hull and its Neighbourhood |
Description: | Kelly's Directory of Hull and its Neighbourhood, 1899 |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Tithe Records, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | Kirby Misperton Village History |
Link: | http://www.kirbymisperton.org.uk/ |
Description: | Kirby Misperton Village History |
Extra Info: | Includes many old photographs and postcards of the village. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories |
Title: | Leeds Directory for 1798 |
Link: | Leeds Directory for 1798 |
Description: | Leeds Directory for 1798 |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Other Records |
Title: | LONGMORE Genealogy Resources |
Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20180114123904/http://... |
Description: | LONGMORE Genealogy Resources |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information seems to be available, however it is slow to load. |
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, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Other Records |
Title: | MALLINSON Family Project |
Link: | http://www.mallproj-home.co.uk/ |
Description: | MALLINSON Family Project |
Extra Info: | Also variants. Many concentrated around Huddersfield. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Register & Rent Rolls, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | Malton History |
Link: | http://www.maltonhistory.info/ |
Description: | Social and Local History for Malton |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Other Records |
Title: | NETHERWOOD One Name Study |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20180330041827/http://w... |
Description: | NETHERWOOD One Name Study |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information is still available to view. Click on resources. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., School / Educational Records / Alumni, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records, Journals / Diaries |
Title: | Normanby in Ryedale Village Records |
Link: | https://www.normanby.info/ |
Description: | Normanby in Ryedale Village Records |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories |
Title: | OLBY One Name Study |
Link: | http://olby.one-name.net/ |
Description: | OLBY One Name Study |
Extra Info: | Most, if not all, the Olby birth, marriage and death registrations in England and Wales are probably the descendants of Robert Olby and Francis Overed who married at St Andrew and St Peter, Blofield, NFK on 8th March 1790. |
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 Family History Guides |
Link: | https://www.parishmouse.co.uk/ |
Description: | Parish Registers, Parish Records and Historical Directories. |
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: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Hearth / Window Tax, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
Title: | Pocklington Village History |
Link: | https://pocklingtonhistory.com/ |
Description: | Pocklington Village History |
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, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Religious Lists / Records, Other Records |
Title: | Redmire Township and the Surrounding Area in Wensleydale |
Link: | http://www.redmire.net/ |
Description: | Redmire Township and the Surrounding Area in Wensleydale |
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, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
Title: | Rotherham The Unofficial Website |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20160416145112/http://w... |
Description: | Rotherham The Unofficial Website |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of the site. May be slow to load. Most information still seems to be available. Includes overviews of the trade and industry in old Rotherham as well as its theatres, markets and parades. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Newspapers, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
Title: | Rotherham Web |
Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20160401165601/http://... |
Description: | Rotherham Web |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer live, however most information is still available to view. May be slow to load. Click on History and also Genealogy. |
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, Newspapers, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | SACKETT Family Association |
Link: | https://www.sackettfamily.info/ |
Description: | SACKETT Family Association |
Extra Info: | Click on Research Databases for transcriptions. |
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.com/~mwi/filessection/ |
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, Hammermen and more. |
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, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
Title: | Sheffield Records Online |
Link: | https://www.sheffieldrecordsonline.org.uk/ |
Description: | Sheffield Records Online |
Extra Info: | Includes a cutler master and apprentice index. |
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, Tithe Records, Valuation Books, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Religious Lists / Records |
Title: | South Bradford Local History Alliance |
Link: | http://www.sblha.com/ |
Description: | South Bradford Local History Alliance |
Extra Info: | Covers Low Moor, Wyke, Oakenshaw, Wibsey, Shelf, Bierley, Buttershaw and area. Include some pew rents for the church. |
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 |
Title: | The Commercial Directory, 1816-17 |
Link: | The Commercial Directory, 1816-17 |
Description: | The Commercial Directory, 1816-17 |
Extra Info: | Includes the main towns in Cheshire, Lancashire, Yorkshire, Staffordshire and Warwickshire. |
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, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Other Records |
Title: | THORNBER Data Archive |
Link: | https://www.thornber.net/famhist/htmlfiles/archive... |
Description: | THORNBER Family History and Data Archive |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories |
Title: | Trade Directories 1781-1955 - City of York |
Link: | City of York Trade Directories 1781-1955 by Find My Past |
Description: | City of York Trade Directories 1781-1955 by Find My Past |
Extra Info: | 16 separate trade directory titles that cover close to two hundred years of commerce in the city of York. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
Title: | Treeton Village Website |
Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20150926035324/http://... |
Description: | Treeton Village Website |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer live. Most information still seems to be available. May be slow to load. Includes information about the colliery and also celebrations held in the village. Look under the individual church histories for clergy. |
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 and Gazetteer of the West Riding of Yorkshire |
Link: | White's Directory and Gazetteer of the West Riding of Yorkshire |
Description: | White's Directory and Gazetteer of the West Riding of Yorkshire, 1853 |
Extra Info: | Includes Leeds, Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield, Wakefield, and the Whole of the Clothing Districts |
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, Newspapers, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Other Records |
Title: | Wickersley Past and Present |
Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20140215062514/http://... |
Description: | Wickersley Past and Present |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information still seems to be available. May take a while to load. Also has details about some of the farms in the area. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Other Taxes - such as Horse Tax, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Other Records |
Title: | Yorkshire County Data from Ancestry |
Link: | Yorkshire County Data from Ancestry |
Description: | Yorkshire County Data Collection from Ancestry |
Extra Info: | Includes Leeds and Bradford, Yorkshire Area Directory and Gazetteer, 1853; Various histories; Numerous directories and more |
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