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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After the WW2, telephone directories gradually superseded trade directories, but until the 1950s telephones were a luxury so only businesses and better-off residents were listed.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 124504
ID	Name	Year	Home Parish	Trade	View
ID	Qualification
75827	BEALES John	1912	-	Assistant overseer	-
75827	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
75828	BUTCHER Isaac	1912	-	Blacksmith	-
75828	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
75829	CLARKE John	1912	-	Farmer	-
75829	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
75830	COLE Harry	1912	-	Farmer	-
75830	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
75825	DENNISON Rev. William Henry	1912	-	Rector	-
75825	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
75831	EASTO Charles Watson	1912	-	Publican	-
75831	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
75832	ELLIOTT Thomas	1912	-	Farmer	-
75832	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
75833	FRENCH John	1912	-	Poulterer	-
75833	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
75834	FRENCH Robert	1912	-	Poulterer	-
75834	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
75835	JOHNSON Alfred J	1912	-	Stationer and Post Office	-
75835	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
75836	MERTON Robert	1912	-	Farmer	-
75836	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
75837	MORLEY Joseph	1912	-	Farmer	-
75837	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
75838	RAYNER Fred	1912	-	Farmer	-
75838	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
75839	RAYNER George	1912	-	Farmer	-
75839	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
75840	RICHES Richard Ransome	1912	-	Farmer	-
75840	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
75826	RIX Thomas	1912	-	Farmer	-
75826	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
75841	RUFFLES Charles	1912	-	Builder	-
75841	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
75842	SANDY Herbert	1912	-	Bricklayer and shopkeeper	-
75842	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
75843	STANFORD Archibald	1912	-	Farmer	-
75843	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
75844	WADE George	1912	-	Farmer	-
75844	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
75845	WOODS James	1912	-	Osier grower	-
75845	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
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