Post Office Directory of London in the year 1882 on CD ROM. It lists householders together with their addresses and occupations, within the City of London and it's Boroughs. It also contains information on the Royal Family, Law Courts, Street Directories etc.
Anyone researching their family tree with an interest in London circa 1882 will find this CD ROM very useful in their research.
This CD ROM is set out slightly different to similar publications, some directories show the location followed by name, address & occupation.
This publication shows the street directories laid out in three ways
1) By name, occupation, address.
2) By address, name, occupation.
3) By Occupation, name, address.
This is ideal especially if you know a name but not an address, or a name & street but no idea of what your ancestor was employed as.
The borough directory is mixed in with the city, so for example, you would see,
ADAMS, CHARLES, BAKER, 15 FITTON ROAD, BAYSWATER
ADAMS, JOHN, CARPENTER, 80 HARRIS STREET, CLERKENWELL
ADAMS, JOSEPH, BOOT MAKER, 28 ROYD COURT, PIMLICO
ADAMS, RICHARD, CARTER, 105 OLD TERRACE, NOTTING HILL
ETC, ETC
Please note all the towns and villages listed below have some reference to individuals, both residents and traders, but not necessarily the whole population of the towns or villages therein. They don't just list the elite this is a common misconception. There are plenty of people of average standing in the community, such as Butchers, Joiners, Shopkeepers, Boot & Shoe Makers etc
However even if you know for certain that a relative was living in a particular place at a certain time it does not automactically follow that you will find them in a book as it was the individuals choice as to whether they went into these type of publications, but it's great fun looking & you might get lucky !
