Traders and Merchants in London
(1791)
The Universal British Directory was published in five volumes, starting in 1791. The professions included in the London section are very diverse: the addresses are mostly from central London. Some are marked 'F. M.', meaning Freeholder of Middlesex.HARDWICKE. Cost: £6.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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 Masters of apprentices and clerks
(1792)
Apprenticeship indentures and clerks' articles were subject to a 6d or 12d per pound stamp duty: the registers of the payments usually give the master's trade, address, and occupation, and the apprentice's name, as well as details of the date and length of the apprenticeship. 2 January to 31 December 1792. IR 1/35HARDWICKE. Cost: £8.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Hertfordshire Sessions
(1752-1799)
Incidents from the Hertfordshire Sessions Books and Minute Books. These cover a wide range of criminal and civil business for the county: numerically, the most cases (362) concerned assaults and rioting, and larceny (378), but there is a large variety of other matter, as extensive as the jurisdiction of the courts. These highly condensed abstracts of the entries were prepared by William le Hardy, and published for the County Council in 1935. HARDWICKE. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Deaths, Marriages, News and Promotions
(1800)
Death notices and obituaries, marriage and birth notices, civil and military promotions, clerical preferments and domestic occurrences, as reported in the Gentleman's Magazine. Mostly from England and Wales, but items from Ireland, Scotland and abroad.
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British in India and Ceylon
(1803)
Births, marriages and deaths, civil and military promotions, in Bengal, Bombay and Madras presidencies and Ceylon, published in the Annual Asiatic RegisterHARDWICKE. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Apprentices and clerks
(1804)
Apprenticeship indentures and clerks' articles were subject to a 6d or 12d per pound stamp duty: the registers of the payments usually give the master's trade, address, and occupation, and the apprentice's name, as well as details of the date and length of the apprenticeship. 2 January to 31 December 1804. IR 1/39HARDWICKE. Cost: £8.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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British in India and Ceylon
(1804)
Births, marriages and deaths, civil and military promotions, in Bengal, Bombay and Madras presidencies and Ceylon, published in the Annual Asiatic RegisterHARDWICKE. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Traders and professionals in London
(1805)
Holden's Triennial Directory for 1805 to 1807 includes this 'London Alphabet of Businesses, Professions, &c.': coverage is good; about 30,000 individuals are recorded.HARDWICKE. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Bankrupts
(1806-1807)
William Smith's abstracts of bankruptcies for England and Wales from July 1806 to December 1807. Bankruptcy causes abrupt changes in people's lives, and is often the reason for someone appearing suddenly in a different location or in a different occupation.HARDWICKE. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Deaths, Marriages, News and Promotions
(1808)
Death notices and obituaries, marriage and birth notices, civil and military promotions, clerical preferments and domestic occurrences, as reported in the Gentleman's Magazine. Mostly from England and Wales, but items from Ireland, Scotland and abroad.
HARDWICKE. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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