Sadlers Directory of Hampshire & The Isle of Wight in the year 1784 on CD ROM.
It provides details for many of the local inhabitants although not the whole population of any given town or village, it shows a variety of people from Butchers to Bakers, Cabinet Makers, Builders, Publicans etc, etc
Anyone with an interest in Hampshire & The Isle of Wight circa 1784 may well find this CD extremely useful in their research.
AREAS COVERED
ALRESFORD - ALTON - ANDOVER
BASINGSTOKE - BISHOP'S WALTHAM
CHRISTCHURCH
FAREHAM - FORDINGBRIDGE
GOSPORT
HAMBLEDON - HAVANT
ISLE OF WIGHT (NEWPORT - EAST COWES - WEST COWES)
LYMINGTON
ODIHAM
PORTSMOUTH - PORTSMOUTH COMMON - PETERSFIELD
RINGWOOD - RUMSEY
SOUTHAMPTON
WINCHESTER
Long 's'. Don't get long s and f mixed up. The 'f' will have a cross stroke, even if it's hardly noticeable, and the context will make it clear whether it is a long 's' or an 'f'. Writers would often use both long and short 's', sometimes even in the same word.
