Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield 1825/6 Pigot's Directory

An unusual Pigot's classified trade directory, that covers 6 major manufacturing towns in England.    

Price:  £9.79

Bolton 1876-7Post Office Directory

A superb and incredibly comprehesive directory of this famous Lancashire town. An absolute must for those with Bolton ancestors.    

Price:  £12.13

History and Directory of Furness and Cartmel

This is an excellent and very comprehensive history and directory    

Price:  £12.13

Lancashire 1822 Pigot's Directory

Although there were earlier local directories for Manchester, this is the very first county-wide directory for Lancashire. An extremely rare directory.    

Price:  £12.13

Lancashire 1824/5 Baines Directory

For an early county directory, this one is very comprehensive. Not only a trade directory, but lots of really useful history information, and extensive descriptions of each town and village and their facilities.    

Price:  £15.11

Lancashire 1828/9 Pigot's Directory

An excellent early directory of Lancashire, complete with its original map of 1828 that you can zoom in and in to the finest detail. Compared with other county directories by Pigot & Co. this one is very thick, and comprehensive.    

Price:  £12.13

Lancashire 1834 Pigot's Directory

An early directory containing descriptions of the larger towns and villages in the county. It contains the names and trades of residents.    

Price:  £9.79

Lancashire 1846 Slater's Directory

This very large early directory contains an alphabetical list of all trades people, their names, trades and addresses. Also has a description of each town and village in the county.    

Price:  £12.13

Lancashire 1855 Slater's Directory

A superb and very comprehensive directory of Lancashire. Please note that this includes Liverpool but NOT Manchester (see below).    

Price:  £15.11

Lancashire 1858 Post Office Directory

Bound into three huge volumes, this is a fabulously comprehensive directory of the whole of the county including Liverpool and Manchester.    

Price:  £21.70

Lancashire 1869 Slater's Directory

A huge directory which covers the whole of the county, including Manchester and Liverpool. Fully searchable in Adobe Acrobat Reader.    

Price:  £15.11

Lancashire 1895 Kelly's Directory

A huge volume! This extremely comprehensive county directory is a tremendous reference source for historians and genealogists with Lancashire interests. (Note that this book excludes Liverpool and Manchester).    

Price:  £13.62

Lancashire 1905 Kelly's Directory

A huge directory of the entire county, with the exception of Liverpool and Manchester which by this time had their own dedicated publications.    

Price:  £15.11

Lancashire 1924 Kelly's Directory

The last directory for the whole of the county, but excluding Liverpool and Manchester which had their own directories by this time.    

Price:  £17.87

Lancaster 1886 Barretts' Directory and Topography

This directory covers Lancaster, Morecambe, Carnforth, Milnthorpe, Kirkby Lonsdale, Bentham, Ingleton and adjacent villages and townships.    

Price:  £9.79

Lancaster and District 1913 T. Bulmer & Co's History, Topography and Directory

The history and archaeology of the town of Lancaster, with separate historical descriptions of each parish and township within a radius of about sixteen miles.    

Price:  £15.11

Liverpool & Suburbs 1911 Gore's Directory

An enormous and incredibly detailed directory with nearly 2,300 pages.    

Price:  £17.02

Liverpool & Suburbs 1938 Kelly's (Gore's) Directory

A huge directory with more than 2,300 pages covering Liverpool, Bootle, Birkenhead, Wallasey and environs.    

Price:  £17.87

Liverpool 1796 Gore's Directory

A very early alphabetical list of the tradesmen, merchants and principal inhabitants of Liverpool.    

Price:  £9.79

Liverpool 1821 Gore's Directory

Another very early directory listing the merchants, trades people and principal inhabitants of the town in 1821.    

Price:  £9.79

Liverpool 1843 Gore's Directory

One of the very rare directories specifically for one town. This Liverpool & District Directory is absolutely superb. It is a thick and very comprehensive directory.    

Price:  £15.11

Liverpool 1860 Gore's Directory

An absolutely superb directory of the City of Liverpool and its suburbs. This is without doubt one of the best directories from this period.    

Price:  £15.11

Liverpool 1881 Kelly's Directory

The directory is excellently indexed making it easy to find relatives and details about their trade. It also has an interesting description of the town in 1881.    

Price:  £15.11

Liverpool's First Directory, 1766

This incredibly early directory. As well as having a list of names and addresses of inhabitants, it also has a professional and street directory. A fantastic little book, essential for those with Liverpool ancestors.    

Price:  £9.79

Manchester & District 1852 Whellan & Co's Directory

This directory might prove very useful to those researching the 1851 census as it acts as an excellent partial index.    

Price:  £15.11

Manchester & Salford 1788 Lewis's Directory

One of Manchester's very earliest directories, with a comprehensive alphabetical listing of tradesmen, merchants and manufacturers and more.    

Price:  £9.79

Manchester 1855 Slater's Directory

The Manchester section of the Slater's Directory is very special indeed as it runs to nearly 950 pages with the names of people listed alphabetically, which makes your ancestors incredibly easy to find.    

Price:  £15.11

Manchester 1873 Post Office Directory

With nearly 750 pages this is an extremely comprehensive directory of Manchester and its suburbs. This information would then make searching the 1871 census that little bit easier.    

Price:  £15.11

Manchester, Salford and Suburbs 1929 Kelly's Directory

This incredibly comprehensive directory contains a full listing of everybody in every street, lane, court, place and terrace, with a separate alphabetical directory of the names of private residents in Manchester, Salford and its suburbs.    

Price:  £21.70

Mannex & Co 1854 History Topography and Directory of Mid-Lancashire

A particularly comprehensive and detailed directory for the period, with excellent descriptions and history of each place, and lists of its residents. (779 pages).    

Price:  £12.13

North East Lancashire with Bury and District 1876

Mannex & Co. Directory. Bacup, Burnley, Bury, Clitheroe, Colne, Haslingden, Heywood, Padiham, Pendleton, Radcliffe, Ramsbottom, etc.    

Price:  £9.79

Northern Counties 1855 Combined Slater's Directory

CHESHIRE, CUMBERLAND, LANCASHIRE & WESTMORLAND Includes Cumberland, Lancashire (with Liverpool and Manchester) and Westmoreland, all of the advertisements and beautiful county maps.    

Price:  £16.17

Preston, Barrow & District Trade Directory 1913

A comprehensive classified directory of people with trades, listing names and addresses. A wonderful snapshot in time just before the First World War. Includes: Preston, Ashton on Ribble, Bamber Bridge, Deepdale, Farington, Fishwick, Frenchwood, Fulwood, Goosnargh, Grimsargh, Higher Walton, Longridge, Longton, Lostock Hall, Pentwortham, Ribbleton, Salmesbury, Walton le Dale, Whitestakes. Barrow in Furness, Barrow Island, Hawcoats, Hindpool, Newbarns, Ormsgill, Peil Island, Rampside, Salthouse, Vickerstown, Walney Island. Blackpool, Broughton in Furness, Carnforth, Coniston, Dalton in Furness, Fleetwood, Garstang, Grange over Sands, Kirkham, Lancaster, Leyland, Lytham, Morecambe, Poulton le Fylde, St. Anne's on the Sea, Ulverston, etc.    

Price:  £12.13

Southport & District 1924-5 Seed's Directory

An incredibly detailed local directory which covers the whole borough of Southport including Ainsdale, Birkdale, Blowick, Churchtown, Crossens and Formby with street by street, alphabetical by name and classified trades directories. The publishers' notes proudly claim to have 'visited every house, shop, works, office &c has been personally visited by our representatives and not a single name has been knowingly omitted'.    

Price:  £15.11

Stretford, Prestwich Eccles etc 1904 Slater's Directory

A more localised directory, for a period which is particularly hard to research. Very comprehensive, and with lots of detail.    

Price:  £9.79

T. Bulmer & Co. 1911

1911 T. Bulmer & Co.'s History, Topography And Directory Of Furness & Cartmel Comprising its history and archaeology, physical and geological features, with separate historical and topographical descriptions of each town, parish and manor. Includes comprehensive listings of residents, and a classified trades directory.    

Price:  £9.79