Birmingham Directories
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  Birmingham Directories
Wrightson's Triennial Directory of Birmingham (1839)
Wrightson's Triennial Directory of Birmingham (1839)

Another of Wrightson's Triennial Directories of Birmingham which contains an alphabetic list of residents and traders, and a classified trade directory. Includes a list of streets in Birmingham. Kindly loaned to the project by the Birmingham and Midland Institute. This directory is included in the Wrightson Collection along with five others at a special price of £22.50

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Pigot's Directory of Birmingham and its environs (1841)
Pigot's Directory of Birmingham and its environs (1841)

Comprehensive directory of residents and traders for Birmingham and the surrounding area. In addition to Birmingham, it covers Bromsgrove, Coleshill, Darlaston, Dudley, Feckenham, Halesowen, Kidderminster, Lichfield, Oldbury, Redditch, Rowley Regis, Sedgley, Solihull, Stourbridge, Sutton Coldfield, Tipton, Walsall, Wednesbury, West Bromwich, Willenhall & Wolverhampton. Map of area surrounding Birmingham included. Kindly loaned to the project by Dudley Archives and Local History Service.

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Post Office Directory of London and Birmingham with Warwickshire  - Part 2: Birmingham (1845)
Post Office Directory of London and Birmingham with Warwickshire - Part 2: Birmingham (1845)

Early Post Office directory for Birmingham, its suburbs and the County of Warwickshire published by Kelly's. Particularly useful because it covers the whole of the Greater Birmingham area, including Bilston, Bloxwich, Darlaston, Dudley, Hagley, Halesowen, Sedgley, Stourbridge, Walsall, Wolverhanpton, Wednesfield and Willenhall. Suburbs like Handsworth Harborne, Smethwick and King's Norton are also included. For each area has a comprehensive list of residents and traders by street, and for traders classified by trade. Also includes a law directory, details of postal facilities, an official directory and conveyance directory. At pp 768, at comprehensive and early directory of Birmingham and the surrounding area. Kindly loaned to the project by Dudley Archives & Local History Service.

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Post Office Directory of Birmingham with Staffordshire & Worcestershire (1849)
Post Office Directory of Birmingham with Staffordshire & Worcestershire (1849)

Wonderfully detailed directory of Birmingham, Worcestershire and Staffordshire. It includes a street directory for Birmingham (and town & village directory for Worcestershire and Staffordshire), a Court Directory, and both alphabetic and classified trades directories for the whole area. Particularly valuable, as it not only covers Birmingham but also the suburbs to the North, East and West of the City, which is where the main manufacturing activity was located. Kindly loaned to the project by Dudley Archives & Local History Service.

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White's Directory & Gazetteer of Birmingham (1849)
White's Directory & Gazetteer of Birmingham (1849)

Another magnificent history and directory from Francis White & Co. covering the Borough of Birmingham, Aston, Soho, Handsworth, Castle Bromwich, Witton, Erdington, Saltley, Ward End & Water Orton. Contains both an alphabetic and classified list of traders in each location. Kindly loaned to the project by the Birmingham and Midland Institute.

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Post Office Directory of Birmingham (1855)
Post Office Directory of Birmingham (1855)

Post Office directory of Birmingham with the principal towns of the Potteries published by Kelly's. For each area contains a street directory of residents and traders, and a commercial classified directory. Covers Birmingham and suburbs, and Bilston, Darlaston, Dudley, Halesowen, Oldbury, Redditch, Walsaal, Wednesbury, West Bromwich, Wednesfield, Willenhall and Wolverhampton. In the Potteries covers Burslem, Chesterton, Etruria, Golden Hill, Hanley & Shelton, Keele, Kidsgrove, Longton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Silverdale, Stoke-upon-Trent, Tunstall and Wolstanton. Typically thorough Kelly's directory (pp 731). Kindly loaned to the project by Dudley Archives & Local History Service.

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F White's Directory of the Borough of Birmingham (1855)
F White's Directory of the Borough of Birmingham (1855)

This excellent directory of Birmingham contains a history & topography of the city and surrounding area, and is followed by alphabetic and classified trades directories, and also a listing or residents by street. Covers the whole of the Birmingham area, and also Wolverhampton, Wombourn, Bilston, Wednesfield, Willenhall, Walsall, Tipton, Wednesbury, darlaston, Sedgley, Kinver, Kingswinford, Brieley Hill, Dudley, Oldbury and Rowley Regis. Kindly loaned to the project by Dudley Archives & Local History Service.

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Dix's General & Commercial Directory of the Borough of Birmingham (1858)
Dix's General & Commercial Directory of the Borough of Birmingham (1858)

Directory of private residents and traders in the Borough of Birmingham "and six miles around". As well as Birmingham, includes sections for Aston, Bilston, Castle Bromwich, Erdington, Frankley, Gravelly Hill, Handsworth, Harborne, King's Heath, King's Norton, Langley, Moseley, Northfield, Quinton, Saltley & Washwood Heath, Sheldon, Smethwick, Walsall, West Bromwich, Wolverhampton & Yardley. Includes an alphabetical list of residents and traders, a street directory, a classified directory, a conveyance directory and details of postal services. Kindly loaned to the project by Dudley Archives & Local History Service.

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Business Directory of Birmingham, J. S. C. Morris (1862)
Business Directory of Birmingham, J. S. C. Morris (1862)

An unusual early business directory of Birmingham in that it was not compiled by the usual publishers, but by London publisher J S C Morris and 38 Birmingham residents. Consequently, it does contain some small traders who do not appear elsewhere - I know because I found my great great grandfather who is otherwise almost invisible. It is solely a business directory, classified by trade, but the typeface seems good enough for the search facility to work very well, so finding an individual should not be difficult. An interesting directory from a rather sparse period for Birmingham records. Kindly loaned to the project by the Birmingham & Midland Institute.

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Morris's Commercial Directory of Warwickshire with Birmingham (1866)
Morris's Commercial Directory of Warwickshire with Birmingham (1866)

This commercial directory covers the whole of Warwickshire, and includes a section for Birmingham. For each area of the county has a list of clergy & gentry, a trades directory (alphabetic & classified), and an official directory. Independently compiled, and contains many details not in other directories. Kindly loaned to the project by Warwickshire Libraries.

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