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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After the WW2, telephone directories gradually superseded trade directories, but until the 1950s telephones were a luxury so only businesses and better-off residents were listed.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 = 31 from 128579
ID	Name	Year	Home Parish	Trade	View
ID	Qualification
125316	BATEMAN Rev. J F	1877	South Lopham	Rector	-
125316	Harrod and Co. Directory of Norfolk and Lowestoft
125318	BEDWELL William	1877	South Lopham	Victualler	-
125318	Harrod and Co. Directory of Norfolk and Lowestoft
125330	BOWELL Levi	1877	South Lopham	Farmer	-
125330	Harrod and Co. Directory of Norfolk and Lowestoft
125319	BOWELL William	1877	South Lopham	Linen manufacturer	-
125319	Harrod and Co. Directory of Norfolk and Lowestoft
125331	BRYANT Harry	1877	South Lopham	Farmer	-
125331	Harrod and Co. Directory of Norfolk and Lowestoft
125321	BUCKENHAM Thomas	1877	South Lopham	Linen manufacturer	-
125321	Harrod and Co. Directory of Norfolk and Lowestoft
125320	BUCKENHAM William	1877	South Lopham	Victualler	-
125320	Harrod and Co. Directory of Norfolk and Lowestoft
125332	BULLOCK Walter	1877	South Lopham	Farmer	-
125332	Harrod and Co. Directory of Norfolk and Lowestoft
125322	COBB John	1877	South Lopham	Tailor	-
125322	Harrod and Co. Directory of Norfolk and Lowestoft
125333	CRICK Barnaby	1877	South Lopham	Farmer	-
125333	Harrod and Co. Directory of Norfolk and Lowestoft
125334	CROWE Edgar	1877	South Lopham	Farmer	-
125334	Harrod and Co. Directory of Norfolk and Lowestoft
125335	CROWE Malteward	1877	South Lopham	Farmer	-
125335	Harrod and Co. Directory of Norfolk and Lowestoft
125336	EACOCK Robert	1877	South Lopham	Farmer and landowner	-
125336	Harrod and Co. Directory of Norfolk and Lowestoft
125337	EACOCK William	1877	South Lopham	Farmer	-
125337	Harrod and Co. Directory of Norfolk and Lowestoft
125323	ELMER William	1877	South Lopham	Blacksmith	-
125323	Harrod and Co. Directory of Norfolk and Lowestoft
125338	FISHER Elijah	1877	South Lopham	Farmer	-
125338	Harrod and Co. Directory of Norfolk and Lowestoft
125339	FISHER Phiulip	1877	South Lopham	Farmer	-
125339	Harrod and Co. Directory of Norfolk and Lowestoft
125340	FLATMAN David	1877	South Lopham	Farmer	-
125340	Harrod and Co. Directory of Norfolk and Lowestoft
125324	GARNHAM William	1877	South Lopham	Carpenter	-
125324	Harrod and Co. Directory of Norfolk and Lowestoft
125341	GIBSON Arthur	1877	South Lopham	Farmer, miller and landowner	-
125341	Harrod and Co. Directory of Norfolk and Lowestoft
125325	GODDARD Henry	1877	South Lopham	Victualler	-
125325	Harrod and Co. Directory of Norfolk and Lowestoft
125342	LAND John	1877	South Lopham	Farmer	-
125342	Harrod and Co. Directory of Norfolk and Lowestoft
125317	MUSKETT Edward	1877	South Lopham	Private resident	-
125317	Harrod and Co. Directory of Norfolk and Lowestoft
125343	PEARCE George	1877	South Lopham	Farmer	-
125343	Harrod and Co. Directory of Norfolk and Lowestoft
125326	SARE William	1877	South Lopham	Grocer	-
125326	Harrod and Co. Directory of Norfolk and Lowestoft
125344	SARE William	1877	South Lopham	Farmer	-
125344	Harrod and Co. Directory of Norfolk and Lowestoft
125327	SEAKENS Frederick	1877	South Lopham	Parish Clerk	-
125327	Harrod and Co. Directory of Norfolk and Lowestoft
125328	WALLIS Seth	1877	South Lopham	Carpenter and grocer	-
125328	Harrod and Co. Directory of Norfolk and Lowestoft
125346	WITTON Edward (jun)	1877	South Lopham	Farmer	-
125346	Harrod and Co. Directory of Norfolk and Lowestoft
125345	WITTON Edward (sen)	1877	South Lopham	Farmer and landowner	-
125345	Harrod and Co. Directory of Norfolk and Lowestoft
125329	WOMACK Robert	1877	South Lopham	Miller	-
125329	Harrod and Co. Directory of Norfolk and Lowestoft
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