This is a complete listing of all known directories for Cumberland up to
1938
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1791 |
Universal Directory of Britain |
Larger towns and villages in Cumberland only. |
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1792 |
Launcelot Smith |
The Carlisle Directory & Guide.
(This also appears as part of the Universal British Directory, above) |
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1810 |
A Henderson |
A Picture of Carlisle and Directory (xii + 164) |
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1811 |
F Jollie |
Part 1: Carlisle, Longtown
Part II: Places in the west of the county |
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1820 |
Pigot & Co |
First Pigot directory. Main towns and villages only |
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1821 |
Pigot & Co |
Reprint of 1820 |
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1828 |
Pigot & Co. |
First full county directory. Smaller places listed in areas with next
nearest town or larger village. |
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1829 |
Parson & White |
History, Directory & Gazetteer of Cumberland & Westmorland, with
Furness & Cartmel (732pp) |
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1834 |
Pigot & Co. |
Full county directory |
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1837 |
Pigot & Co. |
Carlisle only. |
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1837 |
James Steel |
The Carlisle Directory (iv + 88) |
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1840 |
Lowes |
The Carlisle Directory (80pp) |
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1847 |
Mannex & Whellan |
History, Directory & Gazetteer of Cumberland. (xvi + 9-632) |
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1848 |
Slater & Co. |
Full county directory |
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1851 |
Ward |
Penrith & Wigton (in North of England Directory) |
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1852 |
Ward |
Carlisle (Supplement to the above) |
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1855 |
Slater & Co. |
Full county directory |
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1855 |
Martineau & Garnett |
Windermere (in A Complete Guide to The English Lakes). |
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1858 |
Kelly & Co. |
Kelly's Directory of Cumberland
in a combined volume of Durham, Northumberland, Cumberland and
Westmorland. |
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1858 |
H Scott |
A Directory and Local Guide or Hand Book to Carlisle and Immediate Vicinity. |
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1861 |
Morris, Harrison & Co. |
Commercial Directory and Gazetteer of the County of Cumberland |
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1870 |
C Thurnham |
Directory of the City of Carlisle. |
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1873 |
Kelly & Co. |
Kelly's Directory of Cumberland
in a combined volume of Durham, Northumberland, Cumberland and
Westmorland |
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1879 |
Kelly & Co. |
Kelly's Directory of Cumberland
in a combined volume of Durham, Northumberland, Cumberland and
Westmorland |
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1880 |
P T Jackson |
P. T. Jackson & Co's Postal Adress Directory of the City of Carlisle,
including Adjacent Villages in Cumberland and Westmorland. |
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1880 |
Arthur |
Arthur's Directory of Carlisle with a Map of the City and Suburbs and
a directory of Stanwix.
Also 1884. Pub. A.B. Moss. |
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1882 |
Porter |
Postal Directory for 1882 of Cumberland
(Commercial) |
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1883 |
Bulmer |
Bulmer's 1883 History, Topography and Directory of West Cumberland
This directory concentrates on the towns, villages and hamlets in the Wards
of Allerdale, Bootle and Derwent.
Bulmer's directories are widely regaded as being among the most
comprehensive available. You will find an incredible amount of historical
and topographical information here, as well as superb directories of private
residents and trades people. |
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1884 |
Bulmer |
History, Topography and Directory of East Cumberland |
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1890 |
Kelly & Co. |
Kelly's Directory of Cumberland
in a combined volume of Durham, Northumberland, Cumberland and
Westmorland |
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1893 |
C. Clarke |
Clarke's Business Directory of Carlisle and Wigton |
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1893 |
C. Clarke |
Clarke's Business Directory of Workington, Maryport and Whitehaven |
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1893 |
A.E. Middleton |
Middleton's Commercial Directory for Carlisle |
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1894 |
Kelly & Co. |
Kelly's Directory of Cumberland 1894
A very comprehensive directory with descriptons of the local facilities and
institutions in each town, village and hamlet in the county and directories
of private residents and tradespeople. The county town of Carlisle also has
a superb street by street directory with the names of the heads of households.
Also included is a county wide alphabetical court directory of private residents,
a classified trades directory and a wonderful county map. |
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1897 |
Kelly & Co. |
Kelly's Directory of Cumberland
in a combined volume of Durham, Northumberland, Cumberland and
Westmorland |
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1901 |
Bulmer |
Cumberland 1901 Bulmer's Directory
A very comprehensive and detailed county directory. Each place is described
in great detail with information about schools, churches, hospitals and other
institutions plus a historical and topographical account. Every town, village
and hamlet has a directory of tradesmen and farmers.
As an example the parish of Home St Cuthberts, which had a population of
only 753 in1891, has a two page description plus a directory with 110 names
in it. As a percentage 110 out of 753 does not apperar to be that high but
if you consider that each of those people mentioned will have been the head
of a household with a wife and possibly several children you will see that
these directories are actually very comprehensive indeed. |
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1902 |
Kelly & Co. |
Kelly's Directory of Cumberland
in a combined volume of Durham, Northumberland, Cumberland and
Westmorland |
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1902 |
J. Beatty & Sons |
Post Office Carlisle Directory
Also published 1905, 1907, 1910, 1913
Later continued by the Carlisle & District Chjamber of Trade & Commerce,
1920, 1924, 1927, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940 |
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1904 |
A.E. Middleton |
Middleton's Commercial Directory for Workington |
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1906 |
Kelly & Co. |
Kelly's Directory of Cumberland
in a combined volume of Durham, Northumberland, Cumberland and
Westmorland |
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1910 |
Kelly & Co. |
Kelly's Directory of Cumberland
in a combined volume of Cumberland and Westmorland |
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1914 |
Kelly & Co. |
Kelly's Directory of Cumberland
in a combined volume of Cumberland and Westmorland |
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1921 |
Kelly & Co. |
Kelly's Directory of Cumberland 1921
Each place in the county has an excellent description of its history and
facilities such as churches, hospitals and schools etc., plus directories
of private residents and tradespeople. Carlisle also has a superb street
by street directory. Also included is a county wide alphabetical list of
private residents, a comprehensive classified trades directory and a county
map. |
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1925 |
Kelly & Co. |
Kelly's Directory of Cumberland
in a combined volume of Cumberland and Westmorland |
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1929 |
Kelly & Co. |
Kelly's Directory of Cumberland
in a combined volume of Cumberland and Westmorland |
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1934 |
Kelly & Co. |
Kelly's Directory of Cumberland
in a combined volume of Cumberland and Westmorland |
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1938 |
Kelly & Co. |
Kelly's Directory of Cumberland
in a combined volume of Cumberland and Westmorland |
