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1783 |
Bailey |
Bailey's Western & Midland Directory
Contains larger towns in Cornwall only |
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1784 |
Bailey |
Bailey's British Directory
(Cornwall in vol. 2) |
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1791 |
Universal Directory of Britain |
Larger towns and villages in Oxfordshire only.
(A good directory of the whole of England & Wales) |
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1815 |
James Trathan |
The Ancient & Modern History of Famouth, with Directory. |
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1823 |
Pigot & Co |
First Pigot's directory. Main towns only. |
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1827 |
J. Philip |
A Panorama of Falmouth
Contains 3 pages listing 94 commercial names. |
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1830 |
Pigot & Co. |
First full county directory. Smaller places listed in areas with next
nearest town or larger village. |
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1840 |
Robson |
Robson's Commercial Directory of London and the Western Counties.
84pp of Cornwall |
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1844 |
Pigot & Co. |
New survey, with more detail
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. |
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1847 |
Williams |
Williams's Commercial Directory of the Principal Market Towns in Cornwall |
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1852 |
Slater's |
New survey of the county.
Slater's took over from Pigot & Co. |
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This list is complete up to this date. There may be additional directories
published for later dates than those listed below. |
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1856 |
Kelly & Co. |
Post Office Directory of Cornwall 1856
Each town, village and hamlet in the county is described, with details
of local history, facilities and institutions to help you understand the
lives of your ancestors. Each place has its own lists of private residents
and tradespeople.
There are also separate county wide directories of private residents
and classified trades. One fascinating section of this directory gives details,
such as depth, workings, transport, shareholders, pursers and captains, of
the mines in Cornwall and Devon. |
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1893 |
Kelly & Co. |
Cornwall 1893 Kelly's Directory
By this period in the late 1800s, the Kelly's directories had become
very much more comprehensive. This one, of 1893 is a wonderful resource for
historians and genealogists, and includes every town, village and hamlet
in the county, with details of its facilities, churches, schools, etc. Lists
of residents (not just those with trades, although not every household is
included), and a superb classified trades directory.
Penzance pages from the Cornwall 1893 Kelly's
Directory
A sample to show a typical Kelly's directory for a small town. |
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1910 |
Kelly & Co. |
Kelly's 1910 Directory of Cornwall |
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1939 |
Kelly & Co. |
Kelly's 1939 Directory of Cornwall |
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