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.BOCCIUS. 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.BOCCIUS. 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.BOCCIUS. Cost: £4.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Patentees of New Inventions
(1852-1853) Abstracts of British patents for new inventions applied for and granted from 1 October 1852 to 31 December 1853: giving date, name and address, and short description of the invention. It is then stated whether 'Letters patent sealed' or 'Provisional protection only'.BOCCIUS. Cost: £6.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Patentees of New Inventions
(1858) Abstracts of British patents for new inventions applied for and granted from 1 January to 31 December 1858: giving date, name and address, and short description of the invention. It is then stated whether 'Letters patent sealed' or 'Provisional protection only'.BOCCIUS. Cost: £6.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Patentees of New Inventions
(1859) Abstracts of British patents for new inventions applied for and granted from 1 January to 31 December 1859: giving date, name and address, and short description of the invention. It is then stated whether 'Letters patent sealed' or 'Provisional protection only'.BOCCIUS. Cost: £6.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Patentees of New Inventions
(1863) Abstracts of British patents for new inventions applied for and granted from 1 January to 31 December 1863: giving date, name and address, and short description of the invention. It is then stated whether 'Letters patent sealed' or 'Provisional protection only'.BOCCIUS. Cost: £6.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Pensions to Foreigners in Distress: 5s a Week
(1883) The annual report of The Society of Friends of Foreigners in Distress for 1883 includes an appendix listing the candidates newly elected to pensions 1 March 1883; the unsuccessful candidates; 88 persons receiving the pension of 5s a week; 122 at 2s a week; 10 at 7s a month; and 31 at 5s a month. There is also a section giving biographical sketches of some successful and unsuccessful candidates. Each of the lists, other than that of unsuccessful candidates, gives full name, age, and country of birth. In the case of existing pensioners, the year when elected is also stated.
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