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1775 |
Sketchley |
Sketchley's Bristol Directory |
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1785 |
Browne & Son |
The Bristol Directory, including Bedminster, Clifton and The Hot Wells. |
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1787 |
W. Routh |
The Bristol & Bath Directory |
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1791 |
Universal Directory of Britain |
Larger towns and villages in Gloucestershire only. Bristol has good
coverage.
(A good directory of the whole of England & Wales) |
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1792 |
John Reed |
The New Bristol Directory |
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1793 |
Mathews |
Mathews's 1793-4 - New History of Bristol or Complete Guide and Bristol
Directory.
Published biennially to 1805 (plus 1798)
Annually after 1805 to 1855
(for later Matthews directories see below) |
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1800 |
J Shenton |
Cheltenham Directory
32pp
Reprinted 1802. |
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1802 |
R. Raikes |
The Gloucester New Guide |
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1816 |
Evans |
The Bristol index or Evans Directory
Also 1817, 1818 (Browne & Co.) |
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1820 |
Gell & Co. |
The Gloucestershire Directory
xx + 13-228pp |
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1822 |
Pigot & Co |
First Pigot's directory. Main towns only.
Gloucestershire: Cheltenham, Cirencester, Dursley, Gloucester, Newent, Stroud
Water, Tetbury, Tewkesbury, Wotton-under-Edge. |
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1823 |
Pigot & Co. |
Section on Bristol in: Pigot & Co. New Commercial Directory for 1824 |
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1825/6 |
Pigot & Co. |
1825/6 Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield Pigot's
Directory |
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1830 |
Pigot & Co. |
Pigot & Co's Gloucestershire Directory
First full county directory. Smaller vaiilages are listed in areas with next
nearest town or larger village. |
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1837 |
Davies, Simpkin & Co. |
The Cheltenham Annuaire
(Publsihed annually until 1916) |
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1839 |
T.E. Weller |
The Original Cheltenham Directory for 1839
8+102pp |
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1840 |
Robson |
Robson's Commercial Directory of London and the Western Counties
Includes Gloucestershire and Bristol |
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1841 |
Lewis Bryant |
A Directory for Gloucester
vi + 7-94, adverts 95-134 |
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1842 |
Pigot & Co. |
Gloucestershire Directory
New survey, with more detail
One of the earliest directories, this one covers the whole of the
county, with descriptions of all of the towns and main villages, churches,
schools, etc. and a listing of people with trades. Everything from doctors
to candle makers, dress makers working from home to chimney sweeps, butchers,
bakers and bricklayers, etc. A huge amount of early 19th century information
of interest to historians and genealogists. |
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1843 |
S.C. Harper |
Commercial & Fashionable Guide for Cheltenham
(also 1844) |
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1844 |
Pigot & Co. |
Re-issue of 1842 |
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1844 |
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A court directory for Gloucestershire included in the Cheltenham Annuaire |
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1845 |
Rowe |
Rowe's Illustrated Cheltenham Guide.
vi + 104 + 4. Excellent street directory |
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1846 |
Pigot & Co. |
Bristol only. (In Directory of Ireland & Major Cities in England) |
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1847 |
Hunt & Co. |
Gloucestershire & Cheltenham Directory |
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1847 |
Baily & Jones |
A Directory Containing Gentlemen, Merchants etc. in Cirencester (22pp)
Includes short lists for Fairford, Cricklade, Northleach and Swindon. |
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1848 |
Hunt & Co. |
Bristol, Clifton & Hotwells Directory |
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1848 |
Edwards |
Edwards's New Cheltenham Directory.
vi + 5-72 + 99
Also 1849, 1850, 1851, 1852 |
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1849 |
Hunt & Co. |
Directory & Topography for Gloucester, Bristol with Berkeley,
Cirecncester and other places in Gloucestershire |
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1850 |
Slater's |
New survey of the county.
Slater's took over from Pigot & Co. |
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1850 |
Hunt & Co. |
Directory & Topography for the city of Bristol, Bedminster, Clifton,
Hotwells, also the towns of Axbridge, Burham, Clevedon and Weston-Super-Mare |
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1850 |
Edwards |
Edwards's New Cheltenham Directory |
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1850 |
Mathews |
Mathews' Annual Bristol & Clifton Directory & Almanack
Yearly 1850 to 1869 |
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1851 |
Slater's |
Re-issue of 1850 directory |
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1852 |
Slater's |
Re-issue of 1850 Directory |
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1852 |
Scammel & Co. |
Bristol & South Wales Directory
Also 1853 reprint |
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1853 |
Scammel & Co. |
Gloucester, Bristol & South Wales Directory |
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1853 |
Harper |
Harper's Cheltenham Directory
4 + 262pp |
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1855 |
? |
A Directory Containing the Names and Residences of Professional Gentlemen,
Merchants, Manufacturers and Tradesmen in Cirencester, Swindon, etc.
also 1856, 1858, 1860, 1861, 1863-65, 1868 |
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1856 |
Kelly & Co. |
Kelly's Directory of the County of Gloucester
First of the Kelly's Directories
Each town, village and hamlet in the county is described, with details
of local history, facilities and institutions to help you understand the
lives of your ancestors. Each place has its own lists of private residents
and tradespeople.
There are also separate county wide directories of private residents
and classified trades. |
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1857 |
Harper |
Harper's Cheltenham Directory |
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1862 |
Edwards |
Edwards's New Cheltenham Directory |
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1863 |
Kelly & Co. |
Kelly's Directory of the County of Gloucester
(Post Office Directory) |
|
1863 |
Kelly & Co. |
Kelly's Directory of Bristol |
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1865 |
Morris & Co. |
Directory & Gazetter of Gloucestershire |
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1867 |
Morris & Co. |
Directory & Gazetter of Gloucestershire |
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1870 |
Kelly & Co. |
Kelly's Directory of the County of Gloucester |
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1870 |
Arrowsmith |
Bristol & Clifton Street Directory |
|
1870 |
Mathews |
Mathews' Bristol Directory with adjacent villages (pub. J.
Wright)
1870 to 1879 yearly |
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1876 |
Morris & Co. |
Directory & Gazetter of Gloucestershire |
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1879 |
Kelly & Co. |
Kelly's Directory of the County of Gloucester |
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1879 |
Kelly & Co. |
Kelly's Directory of Bristol |
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1880 |
Deacon |
Deacon's Court Guide Gazetteer & Royal Blue Book of the County of
Gloucester |
|
1880 |
Edwards |
The Cheltenham Post Office Directory
also 1883, 1891 |
|
1880 |
J Wright |
J. Wright & Co's Bristol & Clifton Directory with nearly 100
adjacent villages.
Yearly 1880 to 1917, 1919, 1921, 1923 |
|
1885 |
Kelly & Co. |
Kelly's Directory of the County of Gloucester |
|
1886 |
J Wright |
J. Wright & Co's Bristol & Clifton Directory with nearly 100
adjacent villages. |
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1889 |
Deacon |
Deacon's Court Guide Gazetteer & Royal Blue Book of the County of
Gloucester |
|
1889 |
Kelly & Co. |
Kelly's Directory of the County of Gloucester |
|
1889 |
Kelly & Co. |
Kelly's Directory of the City of Bristol and Suburbs |
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1891 |
Kelly & Co. |
Kelly's Directory of the City of Bristol and Suburbs |
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1892 |
Kelly & Co. |
Kelly's Directory of the City of Bristol and Suburbs |
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1894 |
Kelly & Co. |
Kelly's Directory of the City of Bristol and Suburbs |
|
1894 |
Kelly & Co. |
Kelly's Directory of the County of Gloucester |
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1897 |
Kelly & Co. |
Kelly's Directory of the County of Gloucester |
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1897 |
Kelly & Co. |
Kelly's Directory of the City of Bristol and Suburbs |
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1897 |
Kelly & Co. |
Kelly's Directory of Gloucestershire and Bristol |
|
1901 |
J Wright |
J. Wright & Co's Bristol & Clifton Directory with nearly 100
adjacent villages. |
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1902 |
Kelly & Co. |
Kelly's Directory of the County of Gloucester |
|
1902 |
Kelly & Co. |
Kelly's Directory of the City of Bristol and Suburbs |
|
1906 |
Kelly & Co |
Kelly's Directory of the City of Bristol and Suburbs |
|
1906 |
Kelly & Co. |
Kelly's Directory of the County of Gloucester |
|
1910 |
Kelly & Co. |
Kelly's Directory of the County of Gloucester |
|
1913 |
Stroud News |
The Stroud and District Residential Guide and Directory |
|
1914 |
Kelly & Co. |
Kelly's Directory of the County of Gloucester |
|
1919 |
Kelly & Co. |
Kelly's Directory of the County of Gloucester |
|
1923 |
Kelly & Co. |
Kelly's Directory of the County of Gloucester |
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1923/4 |
Town & Country |
Bristol, Cheltenham & Gloucester Trades Directory |
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1924 |
Kelly & Co. |
Kelly's Directory of the City of Bristol and Suburbs
also yearly to 1940, 1944, 1947, 1950 |
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1926 |
Stroud News |
Stroud & Mid Gloucester Directory |
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1927 |
Kelly & Co. |
Kelly's Directory of the County of Gloucester |
|
1931 |
Kelly & Co. |
Kelly's Directory of the County of Gloucester |
|
1935 |
Kelly & Co. |
Kelly's Directory of the County of Gloucester |
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1937/8 |
Stroud News |
Stroud & Mid Gloucester Directory |
|
1938 |
Kelly & Co. |
Kelly's Directory of the City of Bristol and Suburbs |
|
1939 |
Kelly & Co. |
Kelly's Directory of the County of Gloucester |
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