People in the News
(1768)
Births, marriages and deaths, reports of crimes, trials and hangings, and general news, mainly from England, reported in the Chronicle section of the Annual RegisterHERVE. Cost: £6.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Patrons and officers of hospitals and public charities
(1791)
Lists from the Royal Hospitals at Greenwich, Chelsea, Haslar and Plymouth; Charter House; St Bartholomew's; Christ's Hospital; Bethlem; St Thomas's; Guy's; Westminster Infirmary; St George's; the Foundling Hospital; the Lying-in Charity; London Hospital; Middlesex Hospital; Smallpox Hospital; Hospital for French Protestants; Lock Hospital; Corporation of Sick and Maimed Seamen; the British Lying-in Hospital; the City of London Lying-in Hospital, &c. &c., from the Universal British DirectoryHERVE. 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.HERVE. 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.HERVE. 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.HERVE. 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.HERVE. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Deaths, Marriages, Bankrupts, Dividends and Patents
(1819-1820)
Death notices and obituaries, marriage and birth notices, bankrupts and dividends, and patents, as reported in the Monthly Magazine or British Register. Includes some marriages and deaths from Ireland, Scotland and abroad.
HERVE. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Deaths, Marriages, Bankrupts, Dividends and Patents
(1825)
Death notices and obituaries, marriage and birth notices, bankrupts and dividends, and patents, as reported in the Monthly Magazine or British Register. Includes some marriages and deaths from Ireland, Scotland and abroad.
HERVE. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Deaths, Marriages, News and Promotions
(1827)
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.
HERVE. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Traders and professionals in London
(1851)
The Post Office London Directory for 1851 includes this 'Commercial and Professional Directory', recording about 80,000 individuals. HERVE. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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