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After the WW2, telephone directories gradually superseded trade directories, but until the 1950s telephones were a luxury so only businesses and better-off residents were listed.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

Records found = 21 from 123371
ID	Name	Year	Home Parish	Trade	View
ID	Qualification
75869	BEALES John	1912	-	Assistant overseer	-
75869	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
75870	BUTCHER Isaac	1912	-	Blacksmith	-
75870	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
75871	CLARKE John	1912	-	Farmer	-
75871	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
75872	COLE Harry	1912	-	Farmer	-
75872	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
75867	DENNISON Rev. William Henry	1912	-	Rector	-
75867	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
75873	EASTO Charles Watson	1912	-	Publican	-
75873	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
75874	ELLIOTT Thomas	1912	-	Farmer	-
75874	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
75875	FRENCH John	1912	-	Poulterer	-
75875	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
75876	FRENCH Robert	1912	-	Poulterer	-
75876	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
75877	JOHNSON Alfred J	1912	-	Stationer and Post Office	-
75877	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
75878	MERTON Robert	1912	-	Farmer	-
75878	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
75879	MORLEY Joseph	1912	-	Farmer	-
75879	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
75880	RAYNER Fred	1912	-	Farmer	-
75880	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
75881	RAYNER George	1912	-	Farmer	-
75881	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
75882	RICHES Richard Ransome	1912	-	Farmer	-
75882	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
75868	RIX Thomas	1912	-	Farmer	-
75868	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
75883	RUFFLES Charles	1912	-	Builder	-
75883	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
75884	SANDY Herbert	1912	-	Bricklayer and shopkeeper	-
75884	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
75885	STANFORD Archibald	1912	-	Farmer	-
75885	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
75886	WADE George	1912	-	Farmer	-
75886	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
75887	WOODS James	1912	-	Osier grower	-
75887	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
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