Proceedings at the Old Bailey
(1785)
The Daily Universal Register for April 1785 reported desultorily on activity at the Old Bailey and at Newgate prison, sometimes under the title 'Old Bailey Intelligence'. Persons mentioned include not only the accused, but also victims, police officers, witnesses, &c.DERMER. Cost: £6.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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 Masters of clerks and apprentices
(1786)
Apprenticeship indentures and clerks' articles were subject to a 6d or 12d per pound stamp duty: the registers of the payments usually give the master's trade, address, and occupation, and the apprentice's name, as well as details of the date and length of the apprenticeship. 10 February to 31 December 1786. IR 1/33DERMER. Cost: £8.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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London Councillors
(1790)
Deputies and Common Council of the City of London, with the livery companies to which they respectively belonged: listed in the British Universal DirectoryDERMER. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Traders and Merchants in London
(1791)
The Universal British Directory was published in five volumes, starting in 1791. The professions included in the London section are very diverse: the addresses are mostly from central London. Some are marked 'F. M.', meaning Freeholder of Middlesex.DERMER. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Members of London livery companies
(1791-1797)
One of the most useful sections of the Universal British Directory, nominally produced in 1791 but including later material, is a List of the Livery of London, giving the names and addresses of members of the London livery companies, together with their professions. As a glance at the sample will show, the companies and the professions only sometimes match, so this is an invaluable key as a first step in tracing the relevant company records for a London trader of this periodDERMER. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Hertfordshire Sessions
(1752-1799)
Incidents from the Hertfordshire Sessions Books and Minute Books. These cover a wide range of criminal and civil business for the county: numerically, the most cases (362) concerned assaults and rioting, and larceny (378), but there is a large variety of other matter, as extensive as the jurisdiction of the courts. These highly condensed abstracts of the entries were prepared by William le Hardy, and published for the County Council in 1935. DERMER. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Traders and professionals in London
(1805)
Holden's Triennial Directory for 1805 to 1807 includes this 'London Alphabet of Businesses, Professions, &c.': coverage is good; about 30,000 individuals are recorded.DERMER. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Bankrupts
(1786-1806)
William Smith's abstracts of bankrupts, dividends and certificates for England and Wales from 1786 to June 1806. Bankruptcy causes abrupt changes in people's lives, and is often the reason for someone appearing suddenly in a different location or in a different occupation.DERMER. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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London Traders
(1814)
The fifteenth edition of The Post-Office Annual Directory includes this 'List of More than 17,000 Merchants, Traders, &c. of London, and Parts Adjacent', arranged alphabetically by surname, with trade in italics, and address.DERMER. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Deaths (1821)
Deaths recorded in the European Magazine, a London monthly magazine.
DERMER. Cost: £8.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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