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North Lopham : 1856 Trade Directory

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• Trade Directories set out to record the “principal inhabitants” of a community, particularly those in a trade or profession. Directories were put together by individuals and publishers for commercial purposes during the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries.
• Historical trade directories are useful for finding out where people lived and worked, especially for the years between censuses. If someone owned even a small business or shop, there is a reasonable chance that they are listed in the historical trade directories for their city, town, or village. There are plenty of collections of trade directories now freely available. Earlier directories also listed notable people and professionals. Gradually over time more ordinary people were listed.
• Historical trade directories were originally compiled to aid businesses and merchants. The earliest known trade directory is a list of London merchants published by Samuel Lee in 1677.
• One of the most famous historical trade directories, the Post Office London Directory, was taken over in 1836 by Frederic Festus Kelly, government inspector-general of letter-carriers. He used postmen to update the directory listings, and made it so profitable that he bought it from the Post Office. He sent people to visit each street to ensure that names and addresses were up to date. Kelly began publishing county titles in the 1840s, and a Manufacturers and Merchants Directory from the late 1880s.
• Specialist directories limited to one trade were also published, eg: brewers, builders, etc. Publishers updated their directories every few years.
• Many directories give an account of each place it lists; information about schools, places of worship, local administrative areas, and transport and carrier details, as well as other pieces of local historical interest.
• After the WW2, telephone directories gradually superseded trade directories, but until the 1950s telephones were a luxury so only businesses and better-off residents were listed.
• Further information:
  • University of Leicester - Historical Directories of England & Wales
  • TNA - People in business and trades
  • WDYTYA - Where to find historical trade directories online
  • Wikipedia - Kelly’s Directory
  • GenGuide - Directories, Trade, Professional, Telephone & Street, including Scotland

Records found = 39 from 126366
ID	Name	Year	Home Parish	Trade	View
	Qualification
125430	BALES Samuel	1856	North Lopham	Victualler	-
	Craven and Co. Commercial Directory of Norfolk
125431	BEALES Josiah	1856	North Lopham	Grocer and draper	-
	Craven and Co. Commercial Directory of Norfolk
125432	BEALES Robert	1856	North Lopham	Linen manufacturer	-
	Craven and Co. Commercial Directory of Norfolk
125433	BEALES Samuel	1856	North Lopham	Butcher	-
	Craven and Co. Commercial Directory of Norfolk
125434	BEALES William	1856	North Lopham	Jpoiner and wheelwright	-
	Craven and Co. Commercial Directory of Norfolk
125435	BETTS Christopher	1856	North Lopham	Farmer	-
	Craven and Co. Commercial Directory of Norfolk
125436	BIRD John	1856	North Lopham	Shopkeeper	-
	Craven and Co. Commercial Directory of Norfolk
125437	BOWELL James	1856	North Lopham	Boot and shoe maker	-
	Craven and Co. Commercial Directory of Norfolk
125438	BROOK Charles	1856	North Lopham	Boot and shoe maker	-
	Craven and Co. Commercial Directory of Norfolk
125439	BUCKENHAM Thomas (sen)	1856	North Lopham	Linen manufacturer	-
	Craven and Co. Commercial Directory of Norfolk
125440	CHAMBERLIN Hannah	1856	North Lopham	Schoolmistress	-
	Craven and Co. Commercial Directory of Norfolk
125441	COATES Jonas	1856	North Lopham	Linen manufacturer	-
	Craven and Co. Commercial Directory of Norfolk
125442	COBB Elizabeth	1856	North Lopham	Milliner and dressmaker	-
	Craven and Co. Commercial Directory of Norfolk
125443	COBB John	1856	North Lopham	Tailor	-
	Craven and Co. Commercial Directory of Norfolk
125444	COE Cornelius	1856	North Lopham	Boot and shoe maker	-
	Craven and Co. Commercial Directory of Norfolk
125445	COE John	1856	North Lopham	Boot and shoe maker	-
	Craven and Co. Commercial Directory of Norfolk
125446	GILL William	1856	North Lopham	Farmer	-
	Craven and Co. Commercial Directory of Norfolk
125447	HAYWOOD William	1856	North Lopham	Beer retailer	-
	Craven and Co. Commercial Directory of Norfolk
125448	HIND William Thomas	1856	North Lopham	Veterinary surgeon	-
	Craven and Co. Commercial Directory of Norfolk
125449	HUDDINS Samuel	1856	North Lopham	Victualler and butcher	-
	Craven and Co. Commercial Directory of Norfolk
125450	HUNT William	1856	North Lopham	Joiner	-
	Craven and Co. Commercial Directory of Norfolk
125451	JESSUP Robert	1856	North Lopham	Linen manufacturer	-
	Craven and Co. Commercial Directory of Norfolk
125452	LEEDER Robert	1856	North Lopham	Postmaster and Parish Clerk	-
	Craven and Co. Commercial Directory of Norfolk
125453	LING Robert	1856	North Lopham	Blacksmith	-
	Craven and Co. Commercial Directory of Norfolk
125454	LOCK Gordon	1856	North Lopham	Corn miller	-
	Craven and Co. Commercial Directory of Norfolk
125455	NEWSON Robert	1856	North Lopham	Plumber and glazier	-
	Craven and Co. Commercial Directory of Norfolk
125456	PAYNE William	1856	North Lopham	Tea dealer	-
	Craven and Co. Commercial Directory of Norfolk
125457	PRATT John	1856	North Lopham	Corn miller	-
	Craven and Co. Commercial Directory of Norfolk
125458	ROLFE George	1856	North Lopham	Farmer	-
	Craven and Co. Commercial Directory of Norfolk
125459	ROLFE John	1856	North Lopham	Farmer	-
	Craven and Co. Commercial Directory of Norfolk
125460	RUDDOCK Charles	1856	North Lopham	Stonemason	-
	Craven and Co. Commercial Directory of Norfolk
125461	SHAW George	1856	North Lopham	Linen manufacturer	-
	Craven and Co. Commercial Directory of Norfolk
125462	SHAW Stephen	1856	North Lopham	Victualler	-
	Craven and Co. Commercial Directory of Norfolk
125464	TAYLOR Daniel	1856	North Lopham	Bricklayer	-
	Craven and Co. Commercial Directory of Norfolk
125463	TAYLOR David	1856	North Lopham	Bricklayer	-
	Craven and Co. Commercial Directory of Norfolk
125465	VYSE Charles	1856	North Lopham	Grocer and draper	-
	Craven and Co. Commercial Directory of Norfolk
125466	WOMACK John	1856	North Lopham	Baker	-
	Craven and Co. Commercial Directory of Norfolk
125468	WOMACK Thomas	1856	North Lopham	Farmer	-
	Craven and Co. Commercial Directory of Norfolk
125467	WOMACK William	1856	North Lopham	Farmer	-
	Craven and Co. Commercial Directory of Norfolk
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