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Burston : 1912 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After the WW2, telephone directories gradually superseded trade directories, but until the 1950s telephones were a luxury so only businesses and better-off residents were listed.
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Records found = 26 from 124504
ID	Name	Year	Home Parish	Trade	View
ID	Qualification
3180	BOLTON Arthur Valentine	1912	Burston	Farmer	-
3180	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
3181	BOULTON Arthur	1912	Burston	Grocer and Post Office	-
3181	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
3182	BURDETT Leslie	1912	Burston	Farmer	-
3182	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
3183	CARTER William Dixon	1912	Burston	Farmer	-
3183	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
3184	CARTER William Eaton	1912	Burston	Farmer	-
3184	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
3185	COLE Alfred	1912	Burston	Farmer	-
3185	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
3186	DAVEY John	1912	Burston	Farmer	-
3186	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
3178	ELAND Rev. Charles Tucker	1912	Burston	Rector of Burston	-
3178	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
3179	ELDRIDGE James Henry	1912	Burston	-	-
3179	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
3187	FISHER Charles King	1912	Burston	Farmer	-
3187	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
3188	FISHER John King	1912	Burston	Farmer	-
3188	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
3189	FORD Arthur	1912	Burston	Wheelwright	-
3189	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
3190	FORD Robert	1912	Burston	Farmer	-
3190	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
3191	GILL James	1912	Burston	Grocer	-
3191	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
3192	GODDARD Eustace	1912	Burston	Victualler	-
3192	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
3193	HUCKLESBY -	1912	Burston	Miller (wind and oil)	-
3193	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
3194	JOHNSON Alfred	1912	Burston	Farmer	-
3194	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
3195	LING Harry	1912	Burston	Boot maker	-
3195	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
3196	LING William	1912	Burston	Farmer	-
3196	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
3197	MILLER Henry	1912	Burston	Farmer	-
3197	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
3198	PORCHER John Thomas	1912	Burston	Carpenter	-
3198	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
3199	PRENTICE Benjamin	1912	Burston	Farmer	-
3199	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
3200	PRENTICE Richard	1912	Burston	Cowkeeper	-
3200	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
3201	SMITH William	1912	Burston	Miller, coal, corn and seed merchant	-
3201	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
3202	SUTTON Adam	1912	Burston	Farmer	-
3202	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
3203	WRIGHT Henry	1912	Burston	Wheelwright	-
3203	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
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