Inhabitants of King's Lynn in Norfolk
(1790-1797) The provincial sections of the Universal British Directory include lists of gentry and traders from each town and the surrounding countryside, with names of local surgeons, lawyers, postmasters, carriers, &c. (the sample scan here is from the section for Hull). The directory started publication in 1791, but was not completed for some years, and the provincial lists, sent in by local agents, can date back as early as 1790 and as late as 1797.
SMEE. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Bankrupts
(1801) Bankrupts in England and Wales listed in a supplement to the European MagazineSMEE. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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British in India and Ceylon
(1803) Births, marriages and deaths, civil and military promotions, in Bengal, Bombay and Madras presidencies and Ceylon, published in the Annual Asiatic RegisterSMEE. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Inhabitants of London
(1805) Holden's Triennial Directory for 1805 to 1807 includes this 'London Alphabet. Private Residences'. About 10,000 people are recorded.SMEE. 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.SMEE. 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.SMEE. 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.SMEE. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Vagrants imprisoned at Chelmsford, Essex
(1820) The return of persons committed under the Vagrant Laws to the Prisons and Houses of Correction in Essex includes this list of vagrants committed to the House of Correction at Chelmsford. Full names are given, with a brief description of the acts of vagrancy, such as wandering abroad, begging, prostitution, abandoning family, idle and disorderly, &c.SMEE. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Deaths, Marriages, News and Promotions
(1825) Death notices and obituaries, marriage and birth notices, civil and military promotions, clerical preferments and domestic occurrences, as reported in the Gentleman's Magazine. Mostly from England and Wales, but items from Ireland, Scotland and abroad.
SMEE. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Retired East-India Company Officers
(1827) The official list of retired military officers of the Hon. East-India Company gives name (surname and christian name or initials); rank; establishment; and date of retirement - corrected to 1 September 1827.
SMEE. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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