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Fersfield : 1877 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After the WW2, telephone directories gradually superseded trade directories, but until the 1950s telephones were a luxury so only businesses and better-off residents were listed.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:

Records found = 30 from 124504
ID	Name	Year	Home Parish	Trade	View
ID	Qualification
23307	ALBY William	1877	-	Farmer	-
23307	Harrod & Co.'s Directory of Norfolk & Lowestoft, 1877
23308	BACK George	1877	-	Farmer	-
23308	Harrod & Co.'s Directory of Norfolk & Lowestoft, 1877
23309	BLOMFIELD Henry	1877	-	Farmer	-
23309	Harrod & Co.'s Directory of Norfolk & Lowestoft, 1877
23299	BOND Cornelius	1877	-	Gardener	-
23299	Harrod & Co.'s Directory of Norfolk & Lowestoft, 1877
23310	CALTON James	1877	-	Farmer	-
23310	Harrod & Co.'s Directory of Norfolk & Lowestoft, 1877
23300	COATES Miss Elizabeth	1877	-	Beer retailer	-
23300	Harrod & Co.'s Directory of Norfolk & Lowestoft, 1877
23297	DARBY Rev. George William M.A.	1877	-	Rector	-
23297	Harrod & Co.'s Directory of Norfolk & Lowestoft, 1877
23311	EATON George	1877	-	Farmer and landowner	-
23311	Harrod & Co.'s Directory of Norfolk & Lowestoft, 1877
23312	FOSTER William	1877	-	Farmer	-
23312	Harrod & Co.'s Directory of Norfolk & Lowestoft, 1877
23301	GARROD Robert	1877	-	Carpenter	-
23301	Harrod & Co.'s Directory of Norfolk & Lowestoft, 1877
23313	GREENWOOD James	1877	-	Farmer	-
23313	Harrod & Co.'s Directory of Norfolk & Lowestoft, 1877
23302	HAWES Robert	1877	-	Miller	-
23302	Harrod & Co.'s Directory of Norfolk & Lowestoft, 1877
23314	HOSKINS Charles	1877	-	Farmer and landowner	-
23314	Harrod & Co.'s Directory of Norfolk & Lowestoft, 1877
23315	HOSKINS Charles jun.	1877	-	Farmer	-
23315	Harrod & Co.'s Directory of Norfolk & Lowestoft, 1877
23316	HOSKINS William	1877	-	Farmer	-
23316	Harrod & Co.'s Directory of Norfolk & Lowestoft, 1877
23298	MORTIMER Miss	1877	-	-	-
23298	Harrod & Co.'s Directory of Norfolk & Lowestoft, 1877
23317	MUNFORD John	1877	-	Farmer	-
23317	Harrod & Co.'s Directory of Norfolk & Lowestoft, 1877
23318	NOBLE Daniel	1877	-	Farmer	-
23318	Harrod & Co.'s Directory of Norfolk & Lowestoft, 1877
23303	NOBLE R	1877	-	Shopkeeper and beer retailer	-
23303	Harrod & Co.'s Directory of Norfolk & Lowestoft, 1877
23319	PEARCE George	1877	-	Farmer	-
23319	Harrod & Co.'s Directory of Norfolk & Lowestoft, 1877
23304	PUNT George	1877	-	Blacksmith	-
23304	Harrod & Co.'s Directory of Norfolk & Lowestoft, 1877
23320	PUNT George	1877	-	Farmer and landowner	-
23320	Harrod & Co.'s Directory of Norfolk & Lowestoft, 1877
23305	ROBINSON John	1877	-	Beer retailer and straw merchant	-
23305	Harrod & Co.'s Directory of Norfolk & Lowestoft, 1877
23321	ROBINSON John	1877	-	Farmer	-
23321	Harrod & Co.'s Directory of Norfolk & Lowestoft, 1877
23306	SPURDENS William	1877	-	Grocer	-
23306	Harrod & Co.'s Directory of Norfolk & Lowestoft, 1877
23322	SPURDENS William	1877	-	Farmer	-
23322	Harrod & Co.'s Directory of Norfolk & Lowestoft, 1877
23323	STAINS William Walden	1877	-	Farmer	-
23323	Harrod & Co.'s Directory of Norfolk & Lowestoft, 1877
23324	WILLIAMS Jonathan	1877	-	Farmer	-
23324	Harrod & Co.'s Directory of Norfolk & Lowestoft, 1877
23325	WITHAM Richard	1877	-	Farmer	-
23325	Harrod & Co.'s Directory of Norfolk & Lowestoft, 1877
23326	WOODCOCK Horace Robert	1877	-	Farmer	-
23326	Harrod & Co.'s Directory of Norfolk & Lowestoft, 1877
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