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South Lopham : 1869 Trade Directory

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• Trade Directories set out to record the “principal inhabitants” of a community, particularly those in a trade or profession. Directories were put together by individuals and publishers for commercial purposes during the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries.
• Historical trade directories are useful for finding out where people lived and worked, especially for the years between censuses. If someone owned even a small business or shop, there is a reasonable chance that they are listed in the historical trade directories for their city, town, or village. There are plenty of collections of trade directories now freely available. Earlier directories also listed notable people and professionals. Gradually over time more ordinary people were listed.
• Historical trade directories were originally compiled to aid businesses and merchants. The earliest known trade directory is a list of London merchants published by Samuel Lee in 1677.
• One of the most famous historical trade directories, the Post Office London Directory, was taken over in 1836 by Frederic Festus Kelly, government inspector-general of letter-carriers. He used postmen to update the directory listings, and made it so profitable that he bought it from the Post Office. He sent people to visit each street to ensure that names and addresses were up to date. Kelly began publishing county titles in the 1840s, and a Manufacturers and Merchants Directory from the late 1880s.
• Specialist directories limited to one trade were also published, eg: brewers, builders, etc. Publishers updated their directories every few years.
• Many directories give an account of each place it lists; information about schools, places of worship, local administrative areas, and transport and carrier details, as well as other pieces of local historical interest.
• After the WW2, telephone directories gradually superseded trade directories, but until the 1950s telephones were a luxury so only businesses and better-off residents were listed.
• Further information:
  • University of Leicester - Historical Directories of England & Wales
  • TNA - People in business and trades
  • WDYTYA - Where to find historical trade directories online
  • Wikipedia - Kelly’s Directory
  • GenGuide - Directories, Trade, Professional, Telephone & Street, including Scotland

Records found = 33 from 126680
ID	Name	Year	Home Parish	Trade	View
	Qualification
125397	BATEMAN John Fitzherbert	1869	South Lopham	Rector	-
	Post Office Directory of Cambs, Norfolk and Suffolk [Part 2: Norfolk]
125399	BOWELL William	1869	South Lopham	Linen manufacturer	-
	Post Office Directory of Cambs, Norfolk and Suffolk [Part 2: Norfolk]
125400	BROWN Charles	1869	South Lopham	Farmer and steward to Edward Muskett esq.	-
	Post Office Directory of Cambs, Norfolk and Suffolk [Part 2: Norfolk]
125403	BUCKENHAM John	1869	South Lopham	Linen manufacturer to the Queen	-
	Post Office Directory of Cambs, Norfolk and Suffolk [Part 2: Norfolk]
125401	BUCKENHAM Thomas	1869	South Lopham	Linen manufacturer to the Queen	-
	Post Office Directory of Cambs, Norfolk and Suffolk [Part 2: Norfolk]
125402	BUCKENHAM William	1869	South Lopham	Linen manufacturer to the Queen	-
	Post Office Directory of Cambs, Norfolk and Suffolk [Part 2: Norfolk]
125404	BUCKENHAM William	1869	South Lopham	Victualler	-
	Post Office Directory of Cambs, Norfolk and Suffolk [Part 2: Norfolk]
125405	BULLOCK Walter	1869	South Lopham	Farmer	-
	Post Office Directory of Cambs, Norfolk and Suffolk [Part 2: Norfolk]
125406	COBB John	1869	South Lopham	Tailor	-
	Post Office Directory of Cambs, Norfolk and Suffolk [Part 2: Norfolk]
125407	COX Thomas	1869	South Lopham	Grocer, draper and Post Office	-
	Post Office Directory of Cambs, Norfolk and Suffolk [Part 2: Norfolk]
125408	CRICK Barnaby	1869	South Lopham	Farmer	-
	Post Office Directory of Cambs, Norfolk and Suffolk [Part 2: Norfolk]
125409	CROWE Malteward	1869	South Lopham	Farmer	-
	Post Office Directory of Cambs, Norfolk and Suffolk [Part 2: Norfolk]
125410	DOVE John	1869	South Lopham	Linen manufacturer	-
	Post Office Directory of Cambs, Norfolk and Suffolk [Part 2: Norfolk]
125411	ELMER William	1869	South Lopham	Blacksmith	-
	Post Office Directory of Cambs, Norfolk and Suffolk [Part 2: Norfolk]
125412	GARNHAM James	1869	South Lopham	Carpenter	-
	Post Office Directory of Cambs, Norfolk and Suffolk [Part 2: Norfolk]
125413	GARNHAM William	1869	South Lopham	Carpenter	-
	Post Office Directory of Cambs, Norfolk and Suffolk [Part 2: Norfolk]
125414	GIBSON Arthur	1869	South Lopham	Miller	-
	Post Office Directory of Cambs, Norfolk and Suffolk [Part 2: Norfolk]
125415	GODDARD Henry	1869	South Lopham	Victualler	-
	Post Office Directory of Cambs, Norfolk and Suffolk [Part 2: Norfolk]
125416	GOOD George	1869	South Lopham	Farmer	-
	Post Office Directory of Cambs, Norfolk and Suffolk [Part 2: Norfolk]
125417	HAILES John	1869	South Lopham	Victualler	-
	Post Office Directory of Cambs, Norfolk and Suffolk [Part 2: Norfolk]
125418	HART Philip	1869	South Lopham	Farmer	-
	Post Office Directory of Cambs, Norfolk and Suffolk [Part 2: Norfolk]
125398	MUSKETT Edward	1869	South Lopham	Private resident	-
	Post Office Directory of Cambs, Norfolk and Suffolk [Part 2: Norfolk]
125419	PRATT John	1869	South Lopham	Miller	-
	Post Office Directory of Cambs, Norfolk and Suffolk [Part 2: Norfolk]
125420	REEVE Robert	1869	South Lopham	Farmer	-
	Post Office Directory of Cambs, Norfolk and Suffolk [Part 2: Norfolk]
125421	ROLFE George W	1869	South Lopham	Farmer	-
	Post Office Directory of Cambs, Norfolk and Suffolk [Part 2: Norfolk]
125422	SARE William	1869	South Lopham	Shoe maker	-
	Post Office Directory of Cambs, Norfolk and Suffolk [Part 2: Norfolk]
125423	SELF William	1869	South Lopham	Farmer	-
	Post Office Directory of Cambs, Norfolk and Suffolk [Part 2: Norfolk]
125424	SMITH Henry	1869	South Lopham	Farmer	-
	Post Office Directory of Cambs, Norfolk and Suffolk [Part 2: Norfolk]
125425	SOAR Jonathan	1869	South Lopham	Farmer	-
	Post Office Directory of Cambs, Norfolk and Suffolk [Part 2: Norfolk]
125426	SOAR William	1869	South Lopham	Farmer	-
	Post Office Directory of Cambs, Norfolk and Suffolk [Part 2: Norfolk]
125427	WALLIS Seth	1869	South Lopham	Shopkeeper	-
	Post Office Directory of Cambs, Norfolk and Suffolk [Part 2: Norfolk]
125428	WITTON Edward	1869	South Lopham	Farmer	-
	Post Office Directory of Cambs, Norfolk and Suffolk [Part 2: Norfolk]
125429	WITTON Edward (jun)	1869	South Lopham	Carpenter, farmer and assistant overseer	-
	Post Office Directory of Cambs, Norfolk and Suffolk [Part 2: Norfolk]
SQL: " SELECT * FROM Complete WHERE ParishCode='SLOP' AND EventType='Directory' AND EventYear=1869 ORDER BY FullName, EventYear, ID"

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