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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After the WW2, telephone directories gradually superseded trade directories, but until the 1950s telephones were a luxury so only businesses and better-off residents were listed.
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Records found = 40 from 128579
ID	Name	Year	Home Parish	Trade	View
ID	Qualification
125235	BATEMAN Rev. John Fitzherbert	1883	South Lopham	Rector	-
125235	Whites History, Gazetteer and Directory of Norfolk
125236	BEDWELL James	1883	South Lopham	Farmer, wheelwright and carpenter	-
125236	Whites History, Gazetteer and Directory of Norfolk
125237	BLOWERS William	1883	South Lopham	Wheelwright and smith	-
125237	Whites History, Gazetteer and Directory of Norfolk
125238	BOWELL Levi	1883	South Lopham	Farmer	-
125238	Whites History, Gazetteer and Directory of Norfolk
125239	BOWELL William	1883	South Lopham	Linen manufacturer	-
125239	Whites History, Gazetteer and Directory of Norfolk
125240	BOWHILL Jacob	1883	South Lopham	Blacksmith	-
125240	Whites History, Gazetteer and Directory of Norfolk
125241	BUCK Arthur William	1883	South Lopham	Victualler	-
125241	Whites History, Gazetteer and Directory of Norfolk
125244	BUCKENHAM J	1883	South Lopham	Linen manufacturer	-
125244	Whites History, Gazetteer and Directory of Norfolk
125243	BUCKENHAM T W	1883	South Lopham	Linen manufacturer	-
125243	Whites History, Gazetteer and Directory of Norfolk
125242	BUCKENHAM Thomas	1883	South Lopham	Linen manufacturer, farmer and landowner	-
125242	Whites History, Gazetteer and Directory of Norfolk
125245	BULLOCK Walter	1883	South Lopham	Farmer	-
125245	Whites History, Gazetteer and Directory of Norfolk
125246	COX Thomas	1883	South Lopham	Agent to the Norwich Equitable Fire Insurance Co.	-
125246	Whites History, Gazetteer and Directory of Norfolk
125247	CROWE Edgar	1883	South Lopham	Farmer	-
125247	Whites History, Gazetteer and Directory of Norfolk
125248	CROWE Edward Henry	1883	South Lopham	Master at Board School	-
125248	Whites History, Gazetteer and Directory of Norfolk
125249	CROWE Elizabeth	1883	South Lopham	Mistress at Board School	-
125249	Whites History, Gazetteer and Directory of Norfolk
125250	DOWNING Samuel	1883	South Lopham	Coal dealer and newsagent	-
125250	Whites History, Gazetteer and Directory of Norfolk
125251	EACOCK Frost	1883	South Lopham	Farmer	-
125251	Whites History, Gazetteer and Directory of Norfolk
125252	FISHER Philip	1883	South Lopham	Farmer	-
125252	Whites History, Gazetteer and Directory of Norfolk
125253	GARNHAM Thomas	1883	South Lopham	Carpenter	-
125253	Whites History, Gazetteer and Directory of Norfolk
125254	GARNHAM Walter	1883	South Lopham	Carpenter	-
125254	Whites History, Gazetteer and Directory of Norfolk
125255	GIBSON Arthur	1883	South Lopham	Miller and farmer	-
125255	Whites History, Gazetteer and Directory of Norfolk
125256	GODDARD Henry	1883	South Lopham	Victualler, builder and contractor	-
125256	Whites History, Gazetteer and Directory of Norfolk
125257	GRANT Joseph	1883	South Lopham	Boot and shoe maker	-
125257	Whites History, Gazetteer and Directory of Norfolk
125258	GRANT Mrs. Phillis	1883	South Lopham	Baker	-
125258	Whites History, Gazetteer and Directory of Norfolk
125259	HEARN John	1883	South Lopham	Farmer	-
125259	Whites History, Gazetteer and Directory of Norfolk
125260	LAUD John	1883	South Lopham	Farmer	-
125260	Whites History, Gazetteer and Directory of Norfolk
125261	MUSKET Edward	1883	South Lopham	Farmer	-
125261	Whites History, Gazetteer and Directory of Norfolk
125262	ORFORD Edmund	1883	South Lopham	Farmer and landowner	-
125262	Whites History, Gazetteer and Directory of Norfolk
125263	PEARCE George	1883	South Lopham	Farmer	-
125263	Whites History, Gazetteer and Directory of Norfolk
125264	RUSH James	1883	South Lopham	Farmer	-
125264	Whites History, Gazetteer and Directory of Norfolk
125265	SARE William	1883	South Lopham	Grocer and draper	-
125265	Whites History, Gazetteer and Directory of Norfolk
125266	SEAKIN Frederick	1883	South Lopham	Parish Clerk	-
125266	Whites History, Gazetteer and Directory of Norfolk
125267	SELF James	1883	South Lopham	Shopkeeper	-
125267	Whites History, Gazetteer and Directory of Norfolk
125268	SELF William	1883	South Lopham	Farmer	-
125268	Whites History, Gazetteer and Directory of Norfolk
125269	SOAR William	1883	South Lopham	Farmer	-
125269	Whites History, Gazetteer and Directory of Norfolk
125270	TYLER George	1883	South Lopham	Farmer	-
125270	Whites History, Gazetteer and Directory of Norfolk
125271	WALLIS Seth	1883	South Lopham	Shopkeeper	-
125271	Whites History, Gazetteer and Directory of Norfolk
125272	WITTON Edward	1883	South Lopham	Farmer	-
125272	Whites History, Gazetteer and Directory of Norfolk
125273	WITTON Edward (jun)	1883	South Lopham	Farmer and assistant overseer	-
125273	Whites History, Gazetteer and Directory of Norfolk
125274	WOMACK Robert	1883	South Lopham	Miller, corn merchant and landowner	-
125274	Whites History, Gazetteer and Directory of Norfolk
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