Nottinghamshire Directories

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1791 Universal British Directory

Nottinghamshire White's Directory 1832

History, Topography and Directory of Nottingham and the Adjacent Villages - 1834 Dearden

Orange's Nottingham Directory 1840

Francis White 1844 History Directory & Gazetteer of Nottinghamshire

The History and Directory of the Town of Nottingham - 1844 Stephen Glover

Lacselles and Hagar's 1848 Directory of the Town of Nottingham

Nottinghamshire 1853 White's Directory

Nottinghamshire 1864 F. White's Directory

Post Office Directory of Nottinghamshire 1876

1885 Wright's Directory, Gazetteer and Blue Book of Nottingham

White's Directory of Nottinghamshire 1885-6

Nottinghamshire 1900 Kelly's Directory

1902 C.N. Wright's Directory of the City of Nottingham

1913-14 Wright's Directory of the City of Nottingham and Neighbourhood

Kelly's Directory of Nottinghamshire 1916

Kelly's 1941 Directory of Nottinghamshire
Kelly's 1941 Directory of Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire

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1791 . Universal Directory of Britain
Larger towns and villages in Nottinghamshire only.

. 1799 E Willoughby The Nottingham Directory
viii + 108 pp

. 1814 E. Hodson The Nottingham Directory
88pp

. 1815 Sutton & Son The Nottingham Directory
viii + 124 pp

. 1818 Sutton & Son The Nottingham Directory
iv + 104 pp

1822 Pigot & Co. Larger towns and villages only

. 1825 S. Glover Glover's Nottingham Directory for 1825
iv + 5-157

1828 Pigot & Co. Full county directory

. 1831 Pigot & Co. New survey

1832 William White History, Gazetteer and Directory of Nottinghamshire
(very comprehensive)

1834 W Dearden History, Topography and Directory of Nottingham & The Adjacent Villages
v + 3-96 + 174

. 1835 Pigot & Co. New survey

1840 James Orange The Nottingham Annual Register
8 + 154 + adverts

. 1841 Pigot & Co. Expanded, new survey

. 1842 Pigot & Co. Re-issue of 1841

. 1844 Pigot & Co. Re-issue of 1841

1844 S Glover The History and Directory of Nottingham
4 + 128 + 206 + 36 adverts

1844 Francis White History, Gazetter and Directory of the County of Nottingham with Gainsborough...

. 1847 Slater's Nottingham 26pp., in Directory of Ireland and English Cities
(Slater's took over from Pigot & Co.)

1848 Lascelles & Hagar Lascelles & Hagar's Commercial Directory of Nottingham
30 + 230 + adverts

. 1848 Kelly & Co. Kelly's Post Office Directory of Nottinghamshire
First Kelly's Post Office Directory

. 1850 Slater's Directory of Nottinghamshire

. 1851 Slater's Re-issue of 1850

. 1850 Slater (ex. Pigot) Similar contents and layout to Pigot. New survey

. 1851 Slater (ex. Pigot) Re-issue of 1850

. 1851 Andrew Esdaile Bingham, with some account of East Bridgford
Names of farmers, cottagers and freeholders. No copy ever traced.

. 1852 Slater (ex. Pigot) Re-issue of 1850

1853 Francis White History, Gazetter and Directory of the County of Nottingham

1854 C N Wright Wright's Nottingham Directory and Borough Register for 1854
8 + 378 + adverts

. 1855 Kelly & Co. Kelly's Post Office Directory of Nottinghamshire

. 1858 C N Wright Wright's Nottingham & Suburban Directory

. 1860 E. S. Drake & Co. Directory of the Town and County of the Town of Nottingham

1862 C N Wright Wright's Nottingham & Suburban Directory

1864 Francis White History, Gazetter and Directory of the County of Nottingham

. 1864 C N Wright Wright's Midland Directory
(Nottingham, Radford, Sneinton & Hyson Green)

. 1864 Kelly & Co. Kelly's Post Office Directory of Nottinghamshire

. 1866 C N Wright Wright's Nottingham & Suburban Directory

. 1868 C N Wright Wright's Directory of Nottingham & 12 Miles Round
(Includes parts of Derbyshire and Leicestershire)

1869 Morris & Co. Commercial Directory & Gazetteer of Nottinghamshire with Grantham, Chesterfield and Gainsborough

. 1870 Kelly & Co. Kelly's Directory of Nottinghamshire
Typical three-part directory. The County Directory & Gazetteer, with descriptions and facilities of all towns and villages, plus residents with trades; The Court Directory (private residents, although not all households); The Classified Trades Directory.

. 1871 C N Wright Wright's Directory of Nottingham & 12 Miles Round
(Includes parts of Derbyshire and Leicestershire)

. 1874 C N Wright Wright's Directory of Nottingham & 12 Miles Round

1876 Kelly & Co. Kelly's Directory of Nottinghamshire

. 1877 Morris & Co Directory & Gazetteer of Nottingham & District

. 1879 C N Wright Wright's Directory of Nottingham & 12 Miles Round

. 1881 C N Wright Wright's Directory of Nottingham & 12 Miles Round

1881 Kelly & Co. Kelly's Directory of Nottinghamshire

1883 C N Wright Wright's Directory of Nottingham & 12 Miles Round

1885 C N Wright Wright's Directory of Nottingham & 12 Miles Round

1885 William White History Gazetteer & Directory of Nottinghamshire

. 1885 William White White's General and Commercial Directory of the Borough of Nottingham

. 1887 C N Wright Wright's Directory of Nottingham & 12 Miles Round

. 1887 E.J. Bedells Bedell's Pocket Street Directory of the Borough of Nottingham

. 1888 C N Wright Directory 12 Miles Round Nottingham
(excludes the centre of the town) (Same contents as the 1889 Wright's, which also includes the city)

. 1888 Kelly & Co. Kelly's Directory of Nottinghamshire

. 1888 H.P. Sissons Sisson & Son's Illustrated Almanack and Directory (Worksop)

1889 C N Wright Wright's Directory of Nottingham & 12 Miles Round

. 1889 E.J. Bedells Bedell's Pocket Street Directory of the Borough of Nottingham

. 1891 C N Wright Wright's Directory of Nottingham & 12 Miles Round

1891 Kelly & Co. Kelly's Directory of Nottinghamshire

. 1892 E.J. Bedells Bedell's Pocket Street Directory of the Borough of Nottingham

. 1892 W.J. Cook Newark and District Directory

. 1893 C N Wright Wright's Directory of Nottingham & 12 Miles Round

1894 William White History Gazetteer & Directory of Nottinghamshire

. 1894 E.J. Bedells Bedell's Pocket Street Directory of the Borough of Nottingham

. 1895 C N Wright Wright's Directory of Nottingham & 12 Miles Round

. 1895 Kelly & Co. Kelly's Directory of Nottinghamshire

. 1897 C N Wright Wright's Directory of Nottingham & 12 Miles Round

. 1897 Fisher & Co. The Nottingham Lace and Hosiery Trades Directory

. 1897 W.J. Cook Newark and District Directory

. 1899 C N Wright Wright's Directory of Nottingham & 12 Miles Round

1900 Kelly & Co. Kelly's Directory of Nottinghamshire

. 1900 C N Wright Wright's Directory of Nottingham & 12 Miles Round

. 1901 E.J. Bedells Bedell's Pocket Street Directory of the Borough of Nottingham

1902 C N Wright Wright's Directory of Nottingham & 12 Miles Round

. 1904 Kelly & Co. Kelly's Directory of Nottinghamshire

. 1904 Town & County Directories Ltd Nottingham & District Trades Directory

1905 C N Wright Wright's Directory of Nottingham & 12 Miles Round

. 1905 E.J. Bedells Bedell's Pocket Street Directory of the Borough of Nottingham

. 1906 Town & County Directories Ltd Nottingham & District Trades Directory

. 1907 C N Wright Wright's Directory of Nottingham & 12 Miles Round

. 1907 A Johnson Allen's Commercial Directory for Nottingham

. 1908 Kelly & Co. Kelly's Directory of Nottinghamshire

. 1910 C N Wright Wright's Directory of Nottingham & 12 Miles Round

. 1910 E.J. Bedells Bedell's Pocket Street Directory of the Borough of Nottingham

1912 Kelly & Co. Kelly's Directory of Nottinghamshire

1913 C N Wright Wright's Directory of Nottingham & 12 Miles Round

1915 C N Wright Wright's Directory of Nottingham & 12 Miles Round

. 1915 Town & County Directories Ltd Nottingham & District Trades Directory

1916 Kelly & Co. Kelly's Directory of Nottinghamshire

. 1916 E.J. Bedells Bedell's Pocket Street Directory of the Borough of Nottingham

1920 C N Wright Wright's Directory of Nottingham & 12 Miles Round

. 1921 E.J. Bedells Bedell's Pocket Street Directory of the Borough of Nottingham

. 1921 Town & County Directories Ltd Nottingham & District Trades Directory

1922 Kelly & Co. Kelly's Directory of Nottinghamshire

. 1924 Town & County Directories Ltd Nottingham & District Trades Directory

1925 Kelly & Co. Kelly's Directory of Nottinghamshire

. 1926 E.J. Bedells Bedell's Pocket Street Directory of the Borough of Nottingham

. 1926 Wharton Wharton's Directory of Retford & District

. 1928 Kelly & Co. Kelly's Directory of Nottinghamshire

. 1929 A Johnson Allen's Street Directory of Nottingham & West Bridgford

. 1930 E. F. Cope & Co. Nottinghamshire Directory & Buyer's Guide

. 1930 Town & County Directories Ltd Nottingham & District Trades Directory

. 1931 E.J. Bedells Bedell's Pocket Street Directory of the Borough of Nottingham

. 1932 Kelly & Co. Kelly's Directory of Nottinghamshire

. 1933 A Johnson Allen's Street Directory of Nottingham & West Bridgford

. 1933 Haywood & Davenport Street Directory & Map of Hucknall

. 1934 E. F. Cope & Co. Nottinghamshire Directory & Buyer's Guide

. 1935 E. F. Cope & Co. Nottinghamshire Directory & Buyer's Guide

. 1935 A Johnson Allen's Street Directory of Nottingham & West Bridgford

. 1936 Kelly & Co. Kelly's Directory of Nottinghamshire

. 1937 E.J. Bedells Bedell's Pocket Street Directory of the Borough of Nottingham

. 1937 A Johnson Allen's Street Directory of Nottingham & West Bridgford

. 1938 Kelly & Co. Kelly's Directory of Newark & Neighbourhood

. 1939 A Johnson Allen's Street Directory of Nottingham & West Bridgford

. 1939 W & J Linney Linney's Illustrated Mansfield and North Notts Almanack, Directory, Street Plan, Guide and Diary

. 1940 Kelly & Co. Kelly's Directory of Newark & Neighbourhood

1941 Kelly & Co. Kelly's Directory of Nottinghamshire

. 1942 Kelly & Co. Kelly's Directory of Newark & Neighbourhood

. 1946 E.J. Bedells Bedell's Pocket Street Directory of the Borough of Nottingham

. 1947-1950 W & J Linney Linney's Illustrated Mansfield and North Notts Almanack, Directory, Street Plan, Guide and Diary

. 1950 Kelly & Co Kelly's Directory of the City of Nottingham and the Urban District of West Bridgford

. 1950 Kelly & Co. Kelly's Directory of Newark & Neighbourhood

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