Birmingham Directory
(1776)
The Birmingham Directory; or, Merchant and Tradesman's Useful Companion included this 'alphabetical list of the principal inhabitants, their respective trades, and places of abode'. Printed and sold by Pearson and Rollason in 1776, and reprinted by Charles E. Scarse, librarian of Birmingham Library, in 1896. Full names are generally given, surname first, with trade and address, including house numbers.BEARDSMORE. Cost: £4.00.  | 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.BEARDSMORE. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Inhabitants of Alfreton in Derbyshire
(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 Bath). 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.
BEARDSMORE. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Deaths, Marriages, News and Promotions
(1798)
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.
BEARDSMORE. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Merchants, Traders and Respectable Inhabitants of Birmingham
(1818)
Wrightson's New Triennial Directory of Birmingham included this 'Alphabetical List of the Merchants, Traders and Respectable Inhabitants of the Town'.BEARDSMORE. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Deaths, Marriages, Literary News, Bankrupts, Patents, and Dissolutions of Partnerships
(1823)
English death, marriage and birth notices, bankruptcies, certificates and dividends, dissolutions of partnerships, literary news, and patents, as reported in the European Magazine. Includes some marriages and deaths from Ireland, Scotland and abroad, and Scottish sequestrations (bankruptcies). January to June 1823.
BEARDSMORE. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Staffordshire Inquests
(1838)
The accounts of expenses incurred by Henry Smith of Wolverhampton, Staffordshire coroner, list the full names of the deceased, the date and place of each inquest. January to December 1838BEARDSMORE. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Bankrupts' Assignees
(1840)
Assignees of bankrupts' estates (usually principal creditors and/or close relatives of the bankrupt) in England and WalesBEARDSMORE. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Bankrupts' Assignees
(1841)
Assignees of bankrupts' estates (usually principal creditors and/or close relatives of the bankrupt) in England and WalesBEARDSMORE. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Petitioning Creditors and Solicitors
(1842)
Principal creditors petitioning to force a bankruptcy (but often close relatives of the bankrupt helping to protect his assets): and solicitorsBEARDSMORE. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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