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  An extremely rare and early commercial directory covering Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Dudley, Bilston and Willenhall. It contains three main parts – an account of each town, an 'alphabetic list of the principal inhabitants … their respective trades, and places of abode', and a list of the several stage wagons and carriers 'that go from Birmingham'. Kindly loaned to the project by Wolverhampton Archives and Local Studies.   Search this book



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  An extremely rare and early commercial directory covering Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Dudley, Bilston and Willenhall. It contains three main parts – an account of each town, an 'alphabetic list of the principal inhabitants … their respective trades, and places of abode', and a list of the several stage wagons and carriers 'that go from Birmingham'. Kindly loaned to the project by Wolverhampton Archives and Local Studies.   Search this book



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  This is the very first Staffordshire directory (apart from two earlier local directories covering the Potteries district only). It provides details of all of the traders in Staffordshire at the time – alphabetically and classified by trade. Also included is a history of each area, and a map of Staffordshire. It is a superb and essential resource for genealogists and historians. This very rare book was kindly loaned to the project by Dudley Archives & Local History Service.   Search this book



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  The first of the more comprehensive directories by Pigot & Co. for Staffordshire, and which includes the smaller villages with their residents having trades. (Some of the tinier villages are grouped in with the nearest large town or village). Kindly loaned to the project by Dudley Archives & Local History Service.   Search this book



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  A very early and rare directory for the Borough of Wolverhampton, and the surrounding districts of Bilston, Sedgley, Wednesfield and Willenhall. Lists local traders, with sections on local institutions, bankers, conveyances and ironmasters. Kindly loaned to the project by BMSGH.   Search this book



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  Typical of the White's directories this is a comprehensive (and very large) with excellent descriptions of each place in the county, its facilities in 1834 and its history. Many thousands of people listed with their trades and occupations. Kindly loaned to the project by Dudley Archives & Local History Service.   Search this book



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  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 Brierley Hill Library.   Search this book



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  By this period, the Pigot's directories were becoming much more comprehensive. Kindly loaned to the project by Dudley Archives & Local History Service.   Search this book



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  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. Directory for Staffordshire included in this Birmingham Directory.   Search this book



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  Typical of the excellent White's Directories, this one includes a comprehensive history of the county and its places in addition to the Directory. Kindly loaned to the project by Dudley Archives & Local History Service.   Search this book



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