Further additions to TheGenealogist's Residential and Trade Directories Collection

From TheGenealogist (www.thegenealogist.co.uk):

Over 10 million individuals added to TheGenealogist's Residential and Trade Directories Collection

The latest release from TheGenealogist contains over 10 million new individuals recorded in directories from the first two decades of the 20th Century. This virtual bookshelf stacked with volumes from the early 1900s to 1929 includes publications from all over the United Kingdom and Ireland.

These directories are filled with listings of people, their addresses and details of the places they lived in. Other directories list businesses and offer a fascinating glimpse into ancestors from this time.

You can use these records to discover the street address of your great-grandfather or their shop/business, perhaps learn where your great-grandmother practised her dressmaking trade from, or find the names of your ancestors' neighbours in the street listings. These directories will also reveal any listings of official positions that they may have held in charities, societies, local administration, etc., or even unearth your ancestor's telephone number!

With some books you can read topographical details about the village, town or city in which your ancestor lived. This will give you a better feel for what their area was like at the time that your forebears lived there. 

Read TheGenealogist’s article, "More than just an address" at https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/featuredarticles/2024/more-than-just-an-address-7346/

Comment: Whilst the majority of new records are for England, there are some additions for Scotland and Ireland included, as follows:

Scotland
Post Office Directory of Glasgow 1908-1909
Glasgow Post Office Directory 1917-1918
Aberdeen Post Office Directory 1917 - 1918
Edinburgh & Leith Post Office Directory 1919-1920

Ireland
Dublin Post Office Directory 1921

Northern Ireland
Belfast & Ulster Directory 1926 

(With thanks to Nick Thorne)

Chris

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