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Title: Trade directories-1850s+
Post by: mr pinkwhistle on Thursday 19 July 12 15:51 BST (UK)

Hi does anyone know if you can get access to trade directories for Staffordshire after 1850 without continually paying for it??My great great grandfather was James Welch and he was a confectioner and baker on 32 High Street,Newcastle under Lyme from 1850s to 1860s and there are supposedly adverts for him in trade directories.He later moved to Duddleston Mill Road,Birmingham and again there are references to him as a baker until 1873.Can anyone help.I have all his censuses but I would love to know if there is any access to these directories without  it costing all the time??Thank you!

Title: Re: Trade directories-1850s+
Post by: rosie99 on Thursday 19 July 12 16:07 BST (UK)

Have you tried
http://www.historicaldirectories.org/hd/

Rosie  :)

Title: Re: Trade directories-1850s+
Post by: mr pinkwhistle on Thursday 19 July 12 16:11 BST (UK)

Thank you for that.I will try it and let you know!

Title: Re: Trade directories-1850s+
Post by: mr pinkwhistle on Thursday 19 July 12 16:15 BST (UK)

This site doesnt have what I want unfortunately but thank you for trying.

Title: Re: Trade directories-1850s+
Post by: weste on Thursday 19 July 12 16:54 BST (UK)

Ancestry have just put a load on entries found specifically on the addresses given

james welch  1860 post office directory of staffordshire  lists him as a confectioner

james welch 1872  kelly's directory of birmingham lists him as a baker and shop keeper at 115 duddeston road
page number 348

james welch 1873 baker and flour dlr (presumably a dealer) again in duddeston mill road and that is in white's directory birmingham

Title: Re: Trade directories-1850s+
Post by: Zen rabbit on Thursday 19 July 12 16:55 BST (UK)

Depending on where you live local records offices usually have copies of the trade directories.
I have an 189? (part of flap missing) directory but only for Staffordshire. Birmingham isn't in it.

Title: Re: Trade directories-1850s+
Post by: mr pinkwhistle on Friday 20 July 12 12:42 BST (UK)

Thank you for the information.I suspect I will have to pay to look at the records.Oh well never mind!!

Title: Re: Trade directories-1850s+
Post by: Garrod on Friday 20 July 12 21:25 BST (UK)

You could try the William Salt Library in Stafford. They hold a wide range of books and documents relating to Staffordshire.

Contact details William Salt Library, Eastgate Street Stafford ST16 2LZ. Telephone number 01785-278372.

or www.staffordshire.gov.uk/salt/

Garrod

Title: Re: Trade directories-1850s+
Post by: linell on Saturday 21 July 12 05:57 BST (UK)

All the Staffs Trade Directories are available in Stafford Library, in the Reference Section, I often go in and look at them.

Linell.

Title: Re: Trade directories-1850s+
Post by: mr pinkwhistle on Saturday 21 July 12 11:23 BST (UK)

thanks i will do that!