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.FITKIN. Cost: £6.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Inhabitants of Northwich in Cheshire
(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 Nottingham). 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.
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 Masters of apprentices and clerks
(1798)
Apprenticeship indentures and clerks' articles were subject to a 6d or 12d per pound stamp duty: 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 31 December 1798. IR 1/37FITKIN. Cost: £8.00. | 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.FITKIN. 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.FITKIN. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Insolvents
(1826)
Insolvency notices for England and Wales: insolvency often caused people to restart their lives elsewhere, so these are an important source for lost linksFITKIN. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Buckinghamshire Freeholders: Weston Turville
(1831)
The poll of the freeholders of Buckinghamshire at the election of two knights of the shire to serve in Parliament, taken at Aylesbury 5, 6, 7 and 9 May 1831. The candidates were the Marquis of Chandos, John Smith esquire, and Pascoe Grenfell esquire. This poll book sets out the names of the voters in alphabetical order hundred by hundred and parish by parish. The freeholders' full names are stated, surname first, and the place of their abode (often elsewhere). The right hand column records their votes. The qualification for suffrage in the counties was the possession of a freehold estate worth more than 40s a year.FITKIN. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Bankrupts
(1840)
Lists of dividends from bankrupts' estates for England and Wales: bankruptcy often caused people to restart their lives elsewhere, so these are an important source for lost links
FITKIN. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Bankrupts
(1840)
Bankruptcy notices for England and Wales: bankruptcy often caused people to restart their lives elsewhere, so these are an important source for lost links
FITKIN. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Bankrupts
(1840)
Lists of dividends from bankrupts' estates for England and Wales: bankruptcy often caused people to restart their lives elsewhere, so these are an important source for lost links
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