East Norfolk & parts of Suffolk 1850 Hunt's Directory

A little gem of a directory, amazing lists of residents with their address which will make makes a search of the 1851 census that little bit easier.    

Price:  £12.13

Suffolk 1830 Pigot's Directory

One of the earliest directories, this one covers the whole of the county, with descriptions of all of the towns and main villages, churches, schools, etc. and a listing of people with trades. Everything from doctors to candle makers, dress makers working from home to chimney sweeps, butchers, bakers and bricklayers, etc. A huge amount of early 19th century information of interest to historians and genealogists.    

Price:  £9.79

Suffolk 1839 Pigot's Directory

By the late 1830s, the Pigot's directories were becoming more detailed. This one is particularly useful as it was published just before the first census of 1841, and is an invaluable aid to tracking down those elusive ancestors as well as giving detailed information about the towns and villages in the county.    

Price:  £9.79

Suffolk 1844 White's History, Gazetteer & Directory

An extremely comprehensive county directory typical of the White's directories. This one includes lots of information on the history of the county and its places, plus the county gazetteer and extensive trades directory. These are the best of the early directories without doubt. Book kindly loaned to the Archive CD Books Project by The Family Records Centre (the PRO) in London.    

Price:  £15.11

Suffolk 1855 White's Directory

Another superb William White directory. Incredibly detailed descriptions of each place in Suffolk, along with lists of tradesmens' names and occupations. The White's directories are widely acknowledged as being the very finest available. In comparison to other publishers' directories of a similar period they usually contain about eight times more pages and hence a great deal more detail    

Price:  £15.11

Suffolk 1874 William White's History, Directory and Gazetteer

A later White's Directory. The White's are always the very best, and this is no exception, having a tremendous amount of detail about the county and its history, and the history and current facilities of every town, village and hamlet within the county. Churches, schools, hospitals, carriers and coaches, etc. and of course an extremely comprehensive listing of all residents with trades. This is without doubt one of the most important sources of information for those interested in the county.    

Price:  £15.11

Suffolk 1879 Kelly's Directory

An excellent resource for genealogists and family historians. This very comprehensive directory describes each place in the county in great detail with information about schools, churches, hospitals and other institutions. Each town, village and hamlet has lists of private residents and commercial traders plus there is excellent court directory (an alphabetical list of private individuals in the county) and a classified trades directory.    

Price:  £15.11

Suffolk 1892 Kelly's Directory

A very comprehensive directory of every town, village and hamlet in Suffolk. Each place is described in great detail and has lists of people with their trades. In the larger towns and villages there are lists of private residents with their occupation and address.    

Price:  £15.11

Suffolk 1892 White's Directory

An incredibly detailed directory of Suffolk. Every place is described in minute detail and has a list of people with their occupations The larger towns and villages have alphabetical lists of private residents and the description of Ipswich includes a street by street, house by house directory of residents. There is also an alphabetical directory of trades with the names and addresses of the people with those occupations. This not just a list of 'professional' people though, it inncludes the ordinary people such as farmers, bootmakers, shopkeepers and bricklayers.    

Price:  £15.11

Suffolk 1892 Whites & Kelly's Directories - twin set.

Both of the 1892 directories as shown above and below.    

Price:  £21.70

Suffolk 1896 Kelly's Directory

A comprehensive description of every town, village and hamlet in the county along with lists of private residents and commercial traders. Using this wonderful resource you can build up a picture of where and how your ancestors lived their daily lives. Also included is a Court Directory (an alphabetical list of private individuals in the county) and a classified Trades Directory which lists the types of trades and the names and adddresses of those who performed those occupations.    

Price:  £12.13

Suffolk 1900 Kelly's Directory

As with all these late directories, this one is comprehensive and contains in alphabetical order, lists of places, names and trades. Very easy to use and since it's fully searchable you should be able to locate your ancestors in no time at all.    

Price:  £12.13

Suffolk 1916 Kelly's Directory

A comprehensive directory of the tradespeople of each place in the county along with wonderful descriptions of the local facilities such as churches, schools and hospitals. An added bonus is a full street by street directory of the county town, Ipswich. Also included is a county-wide court directory (private residents and their addresses) plus a classified trades directory    

Price:  £15.11

Suffolk 1925-6 Kelly's Directory

A very comprehensive county directory with details of each town, village and hamlet such as their schools, churches and other institutions. There are also lists of private residents and commercial traders in those places. There is also a separate alphabetical directory of private residents which covers the whole county, plus a classifed trades directory and an excellent county map.    

Price:  £15.11