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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After the WW2, telephone directories gradually superseded trade directories, but until the 1950s telephones were a luxury so only businesses and better-off residents were listed.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 100354
ID	Name	Year	Home Parish	Trade	View
ID	Qualification
45112	BEALES John	1912	-	Assistant overseer	-
45112	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
45113	BUTCHER Isaac	1912	-	Blacksmith	-
45113	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
45114	CLARKE John	1912	-	Farmer	-
45114	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
45115	COLE Harry	1912	-	Farmer	-
45115	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
45110	DENNISON Rev. William Henry	1912	-	Rector	-
45110	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
45116	EASTO Charles Watson	1912	-	Publican	-
45116	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
45117	ELLIOTT Thomas	1912	-	Farmer	-
45117	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
45118	FRENCH John	1912	-	Poulterer	-
45118	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
45119	FRENCH Robert	1912	-	Poulterer	-
45119	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
45120	JOHNSON Alfred J	1912	-	Stationer and Post Office	-
45120	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
45121	MERTON Robert	1912	-	Farmer	-
45121	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
45122	MORLEY Joseph	1912	-	Farmer	-
45122	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
45123	RAYNER Fred	1912	-	Farmer	-
45123	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
45124	RAYNER George	1912	-	Farmer	-
45124	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
45125	RICHES Richard Ransome	1912	-	Farmer	-
45125	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
45111	RIX Thomas	1912	-	Farmer	-
45111	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
45126	RUFFLES Charles	1912	-	Builder	-
45126	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
45127	SANDY Herbert	1912	-	Bricklayer and shopkeeper	-
45127	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
45128	STANFORD Archibald	1912	-	Farmer	-
45128	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
45129	WADE George	1912	-	Farmer	-
45129	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
45130	WOODS James	1912	-	Osier grower	-
45130	Kellys Directory of Suffolk
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