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Shelfanger : 1883 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After the WW2, telephone directories gradually superseded trade directories, but until the 1950s telephones were a luxury so only businesses and better-off residents were listed.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:

Records found = 25 from 125065
ID	Name	Year	Home Parish	Trade	View
ID	Qualification
50669	ANNESS William Rutland	1883	Shelfanger, Norfolk	Grocer, draper and farmer	-
50669	-
50670	BAKER Edward	1883	Shelfanger, Norfolk	Farmer	-
50670	-
50671	BANHAM James	1883	Shelfanger, Norfolk	Bricklayer	-
50671	-
50672	BARKER -	1883	Shelfanger, Norfolk	Farm steward to Duke of Norfolk	-
50672	-
50673	BEAN James	1883	Shelfanger, Norfolk	Fowl dealer and victualler	-
50673	-
50674	BETTS William	1883	Shelfanger, Norfolk	dealer	-
50674	-
50675	BLAKELOCK Rev. Clement Ogle (M.A.)	1883	Shelfanger, Norfolk	Rector	-
50675	-
50676	CHAPLIN Edward	1883	Shelfanger, Norfolk	Carpenter and joiner	-
50676	-
50677	CHAPMAN Thomas	1883	Shelfanger, Norfolk	Farmer	-
50677	-
50678	CLARKE James	1883	Shelfanger, Norfolk	Shopkeeper and blacksmith	-
50678	-
50679	COBB Stimson	1883	Shelfanger, Norfolk	Shoemaker	-
50679	-
50680	ELLIS Robert	1883	Shelfanger, Norfolk	Farmer	-
50680	-
50681	ELSEY Philip	1883	Shelfanger, Norfolk	Farmer	-
50681	-
50682	FARRINGTON Anthony Charles (M.R.C.S. L.R.C.P.)	1883	Shelfanger, Norfolk	Doctor	-
50682	-
50683	FISHER Joseph King	1883	Shelfanger, Norfolk	Victualler	-
50683	-
50684	HUGGINS Charles	1883	Shelfanger, Norfolk	Farmer	-
50684	-
50685	KERSHAW Richard	1883	Shelfanger, Norfolk	Farmer	-
50685	-
50686	LAYN John	1883	Shelfanger, Norfolk	Wheelwright	-
50686	-
50687	PEARCE Arthur	1883	Shelfanger, Norfolk	Carpenter	-
50687	-
50688	PORCHER Harvey	1883	Shelfanger, Norfolk	Shoemaker	-
50688	-
50689	SCARFE Edgar	1883	Shelfanger, Norfolk	Farmer	-
50689	-
50690	SPURDENS Robert	1883	Shelfanger, Norfolk	Farmer	-
50690	-
50692	WELTON W	1883	Shelfanger, Norfolk	Parish Clerk	-
50692	-
50691	WRIGHT Samuel	1883	Shelfanger, Norfolk	Shoemaker	-
50691	-
50693	YOUELLS George	1883	Shelfanger, Norfolk	Tailor	-
50693	-
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