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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After the WW2, telephone directories gradually superseded trade directories, but until the 1950s telephones were a luxury so only businesses and better-off residents were listed.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 = 23 from 126676
ID	Name	Year	Home Parish	Trade	View
ID	Qualification
23405	BARKER Waiter George Stanton	1896	-	Farmer	-
23405	Kelly's Directory of Norfolk, 1896
23406	BEAN John	1896	-	Farmer	-
23406	Kelly's Directory of Norfolk, 1896
23403	BRAITHWAITE Rev. Arthur	1896	-	Rector	-
23403	Kelly's Directory of Norfolk, 1896
23407	BRASNETT Waiter Thomas	1896	-	Farmer	-
23407	Kelly's Directory of Norfolk, 1896
23408	BULLOCK Charles	1896	-	Farmer and shopkeeper	-
23408	Kelly's Directory of Norfolk, 1896
23409	COX Charles	1896	-	Beer retailer	-
23409	Kelly's Directory of Norfolk, 1896
23410	EATON Frederick	1896	-	Farmer	-
23410	Kelly's Directory of Norfolk, 1896
23411	GARROOD Fuller	1896	-	Farmer	-
23411	Kelly's Directory of Norfolk, 1896
23412	GARROOD John	1896	-	Farmer	-
23412	Kelly's Directory of Norfolk, 1896
23413	GRENWOOD Matthew Bennett	1896	-	Farmer	-
23413	Kelly's Directory of Norfolk, 1896
23414	HALL George W	1896	-	Farmer	-
23414	Kelly's Directory of Norfolk, 1896
23415	HARDY Robert	1896	-	Farmer	-
23415	Kelly's Directory of Norfolk, 1896
23417	HOSKINS Charles jun.	1896	-	Farmer	-
23417	Kelly's Directory of Norfolk, 1896
23416	HOSKINS Charles sen.	1896	-	Farmer	-
23416	Kelly's Directory of Norfolk, 1896
23418	HOSKINS Henry	1896	-	Farmer	-
23418	Kelly's Directory of Norfolk, 1896
23419	MILSON Henry	1896	-	Blacksmith	-
23419	Kelly's Directory of Norfolk, 1896
23420	NEWSTEAD .Frederick	1896	-	Farmer	-
23420	Kelly's Directory of Norfolk, 1896
23421	REYNOLDS George	1896	-	Farm bailiff to the Duke of Norfolk K.G	-
23421	Kelly's Directory of Norfolk, 1896
23422	ROBINSON Caleb	1896	-	Farmer and beer retailer	-
23422	Kelly's Directory of Norfolk, 1896
23423	SOAR William	1896	-	Farmer	-
23423	Kelly's Directory of Norfolk, 1896
23424	SPURLING Robert	1896	-	Farmer	-
23424	Kelly's Directory of Norfolk, 1896
23425	WITHAM Richard	1896	-	Farmer	-
23425	Kelly's Directory of Norfolk, 1896
23404	WOODCOCK Mrs.	1896	-	-	-
23404	Kelly's Directory of Norfolk, 1896
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