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Annals of Rochdale
Author:  Robert D Matley
Published:  1899
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

This book contains a chronological list of remarkable events in the history of Rochdale from A.D 950 to the end of 1898.    

Price:  £8.50





Baines's History of Liverpool
Author:  Edward Baines
Published:  1852
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

This huge, beautifully bound book is essential to genealogists and family historians as it provides an insight as to how our ancestors lived and what the places that they lived in were like.    

Price:  £15.11





Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield 1825/6 Pigot's Directory
Published:  1825
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

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

Price:  £9.79





Bolton 1876-7Post Office Directory
Published:  1877
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

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

Price:  £12.13





Corry's - The History of Lancashire
Published:  1825
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

One of the finest history books that we have ever seen. Beautifully illustrated. If you are interested in Lancashire then this is a 'must-have'.    

Price:  £24.68





Darwen and its People
Author:  J G Shaw
Published:  1889
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

Far from being a "dry history", this book is both interesting and fascinating, and also includes details, anecdotes and information on old Darwen families.    

Price:  £12.13





Familiae Minorum Gentium
Author:  Rev. Joseph Hunter
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

Published in 1894-6 by The Harleian Society in four large volumes. Completely filled with pedigrees of families, chiefly from Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Cheshire and Lancashire.    

Price:  £21.70





Forty Miles Around Manchester
Author:  J Aitken
Published:  1795
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

There is only one word that is suitable to describe this book....... Stunning. If your ancestors lived within forty miles of Manchester you will find this book absolutely fascinating.    

Price:  £15.11





History and Directory of Furness and Cartmel
Author:  P.Mannex
Published:  1882
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

This is an excellent and very comprehensive history and directory    

Price:  £12.13





Hunter's Pedigrees
Author:  Joseph Hunter
Published:  1894-6
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

A Continuation of Familium Minorum Gentium. They contain many extra pedigrees, chiefly of Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Cheshire and Lancashire families, although there are some from other counties.    

Price:  £12.13





Lancashire & Cheshire Hist & Genealogical Notes Vols 1-3
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

Local and Family History, church notes, abstracts of charters, deeds, wills etc, folk lore, legends, traditions etc    

Price:  £17.87





Lancashire & Cheshire Hist & Genealogical Notes Vols 1-3
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

Local and Family History, church notes, abstracts of charters, deeds, wills etc, folk lore, legends, traditions etc    

Price:  £17.87





Lancashire 1822 Pigot's Directory
Published:  1822
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

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
Published:  1824
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

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
Published:  1828
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

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
Published:  1834
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

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
Published:  1846
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

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
Published:  1855
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

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
Published:  1858
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

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
Published:  1869
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

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

Price:  £15.11





Lancashire 1873 Return of Owners of Land
Published:  1873
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

Lists every person in the county who owned 1 acre of land or more, with name, place, extent of land and its value.    

Price:  £8.94





Lancashire 1895 Kelly's Directory
Published:  1895
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

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
Published:  1905
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

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
Published:  1924
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

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





Lancashire Fun
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

Wonderfully funny musings about aspects of old Lancashire life. Beatifully written and a must for those who have an interest in all things Lancashire    

Price:  £9.79





Lancaster 1886 Barretts' Directory and Topography
Author:  Barrett
Published:  1886
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

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
Published:  1913
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

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
Published:  1911
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

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

Price:  £17.02





Liverpool & Suburbs 1938 Kelly's (Gore's) Directory
Published:  1938
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

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

Price:  £17.87





Liverpool 1796 Gore's Directory
Published:  1796
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

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

Price:  £9.79





Liverpool 1821 Gore's Directory
Published:  1821
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

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
Published:  1843
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

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
Published:  1860
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

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
Published:  1881
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

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 As It Was 1775 to 1800
Author:  Richard Brooke
Published:  1853
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

An incredibly detailed historical account of the city as it was in the last quarter of the eighteenth century. Fully searchable in Adobe Acrobat Reader.    

Price:  £15.11





Liverpool's First Directory, 1766
Published:  1766
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

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
Published:  1852
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

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
Published:  1788
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

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
Published:  1855
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

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
Published:  1873
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

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
Published:  1929
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

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
Published:  1854
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

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





Maps - Vol. 4 - Cheshire, Lancashire & Yorkshire
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

An incredibly useful resource! Really high quality digitised maps that you can zoom in and in to see the finest detail.    

Price:  £9.79





Memorials of Bygone Manchester
Published:  1880
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

A wonderful history of Manchester with an early 1819 pigot's map of the city. Also included are some absolutely beautiful illustrations.    

Price:  £15.11





North East Lancashire with Bury and District 1876
Published:  1876
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

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
Published:  1855
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

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

Price:  £16.17





Old and New Rochdale and its People
Published:  1881
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

A wonderful general history of Rochdale with references to many of its people. An absolute gem for anyone with Rochdale ancestry. This book gives an insight into the lives, values and sense of humour of Rochdale people. Some stories and anecdotes are hilarious, others bizarre, but all give a real feeling for the time and place.    

Price:  £9.79





Preston, Barrow & District Trade Directory 1913
Published:  1913
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

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
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Recollections of Old Liverpool by a Nonegenarian
Author:  J F Hughes
Published:  1863
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

At the very start of this fascinating book the author writes " I was born in Liverpool, on the 4th of June in 1769 0r 1770. I am consequently about ninety-three years old. My friends say I am a wonderful man. I belive I am........ I can recollect every occurrrence that has fallen under my cognizance, since I was six years old" Mr Hughes then delivers a superb recollection of a very wide range of subjects such as the 'cruelty of town boys' and the 'state of the streets'. All manner of events, places and people are described here. Fully searchable in Adobe Acrobat Reader.    

Price:  £9.79
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Reminiscences of Manchester from the year 1840
Author:  Louis M Haynes
Published:  1905
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

A wonderful collection of anecdotal writings which covers subjects as diverse as roads, shops, street vendors, beggars, schools and churches and much more besides, including some lovely illustrations. This type of book is of fantastic value to family historians as it helps to paint a picture of how our ancestors lived and allows us to view their world as they saw it.    

Price:  £12.13





Signatures of West Bromwich People in 1941 for H.M.S. Galatea.
Published:  1941
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

Between November 15th and 22nd 1941, the men, women and children of West Bromwich, whose signatures appear in this book, saved and lent to help pay for the building of H.M. Warship Galatea, on which a metal plaque records the efforts made at this memorable time. A fascinating record of the people of West Bromwich, from the confident signatures of the well educated, to the simplistic hand of the school children.    

Price:  £21.28





Soulby's Ulverston Advertiser 1848-1862 Set
Published:  1848-1862
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

Facsimile copies of the original newspapers. A fascinating insight into life in North Lancashire during the 1800s. Every issue of the newspaper from 1848 to 1862 inclusive, which includes news, general interest articles, letters, advertisements, etc. A wealth of information for local historians and genealogists. Kindly loaned by the Cumbria Record Office, Barrow in Furness.    

Price:  £21.28