Pedigrees of the leading families in Worcestershire based on the 'Visitations' made by Gregory King, Rouge Dragon, in 1683, and an earlier Visitation of 1569, the authorship of which is not entirely clear. Includes a name index. An invaluable early source. Kindly loaned to the project by Brierley Hill Library.

A very early directory of the City of Worcester, with additional sections for Droitwich, Bromsgrove and Stourbridge. There is an alphabetic listing of residents and traders, and a classified trade directory for each town (except Droitwich). Includes several nice advertisements for local firms. Kindly loaned to the project by Stourbridge Library.

A very early and rare directory which covers the market towns and principal villages of the county (Please note that smaller villages and hamlets are not included). The descriptions of each place are excellent with lots of details about schools, hospitals, churches and other institutions plus detailed histories and directories of the nobility, gentry, clergy and classified directories of trades-people. The places included in this directory are; Bewdley, Blockley,Bromsgrove (with Tardebigg, Stoke Prior and Upton Warren), Dudley, Evesham, Feckenham, Kidderminster, Pershore, Redditch (with Alvechurch and Beoley), Shipton-upon Stour and Brails, Stourbridge (with Swinford, Brierley Hill, Cradley and Oldbury), Tenbury, Upton-upon-Severn, Worcester. Kindly loaned to the project by Dudley Archives & Local History Service.

A good, though small, early county directory, which appeared before the first census of 1841, thus making it very valuable to the family history researcher. Gives good descriptions of the towns and main villages and their facilities, churches, schools, and institutions, etc. together with lists of all the people with trades. Kindly loaned to the project by Dudley Archives & Local History Service.

Here we have all seven volumes covering Worcestershire on one CD (Bromsgrove, Evesham, Dudley, Stourbridge, Kidderminster, Worcester & the volume for the County). The volumes were published between 1840 and 1842, and issued separately to subscribers. The volumes contain thousands of names, addresses, trades & occupations, and a comprehensive description of every place in the county and its history. Bear in mind that directories such as this do not include just businesses, but anyone with a trade. So that includes normal people such as gardeners, dress makers, chimney sweeps, and so on. In addition, we have a large hand coloured full county map of Worcestershire of 1840 - and also superbly detailed street maps of Dudley and Worcester - a great rarity in old directories, as the maps have usually been removed. That's not all. There are dozens of pages of the most delightful trade advertisements, beautifully and finely engraved. Kindly loaned to the project by Dudley Archives & Local History Service.

Typical Pigot's County Directory of the period. Descriptions of each place, plus lists of traders, details of post offices, churches, carriers, coaches, etc. Kindly loaned to the project by Dudley Archives & Local History Service.

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.

Slater appears to have taken over the business - or at least part of the business - of Pigot & Co., who up to this point had published a series of well known directories for the counties of England. This follows in much the same format as earlier Pigot directories, listing the Gentry, Nobility, Clergy & traders of Worcestershire in 1850. Included is a county map of Worcestershire. An excellent resource. Kindly loaned to the project by Dudley Archives & Local History Service.

Rare directory of Dudley and surrounding district, including West Bromwich, Tipton, Darlaston, Wednesbury, Great Bridge, Oldbury, Halesowen, Bromsgrove, Stourbridge and Brierley Hill. Contains details of private individuals and traders, as well as several advertisements. Kindly loaned to the project by Dudley Archives and Local History Service.

Precisely when this directory was compiled is not clear, but it has been tentatively dated to 1853. Slater was an agent of Pigot, and appears to have taken over Pigot's business by this time, and the style and content of this directory reflects that. It covers the area around Birmingham - including the Potteries - without actually covering Birmingham itself. A very useful directory for the period. Kindly loaned to the project by Stourbridge Library.