 Apprentices and articled clerks
(1766)
Apprenticeship indentures and clerks' articles were subject to a 6d or 12d per pound stamp duty (late payment of the 6d rate attracted double duty (D D) of 12d): 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. 2 January to 15 July 1766.PORCAS. Cost: £8.00.  | 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 periodPORCAS. Cost: £6.00. | 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.PORCAS. 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.PORCAS. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Bankrupts
(1806-1807)
William Smith's abstracts of bankruptcy certificates and dividends for England and Wales from July 1806 to December 1807. 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.PORCAS. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Bankrupts: Dividends and Certificates
(1807-1810)
William Smith's abstracts of bankruptcy certificates and dividends for England and Wales from December 1807 to 1810, referring to commissions taken out before December 1807. Each entry gives the year of the commission; the full name of the bankrupt, address, occupation, and the dates of dividends and certificate as appropriate. PORCAS. 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.PORCAS. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Trustees and Solicitors
(1836)
Trustees appointed to take over bankrupts' estates in England and Wales, and their solicitors. Trustees are often friends or relatives of the bankrupt: and/or principal creditors
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Dissolutions of Partnerships
(1837)
Trade partnerships dissolved, or the removal of one partner from a partnership of several traders: in England and Wales
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South Western Railway Shareholders
(1837)
The return of the railway subscription contracts deposited in the Private Bill Office lists the shareholders in the South Western, or Kingsworthy and West Monkton Railway, subscribers to 24,681 shares amounting to £1,234,050 towards the £1,650,000 estimated expense of the project. The list gives full name of each subscriber (or surname with initials), residence, addition (occupation), number of shares, and sum subscribed.PORCAS. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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