London Attorneys
(1791)
A list of attorneys residing in London, Westminster, the borough of Southwark and their environs, from the Universal British Directory. Those without a mark before the name practised in the King's Bench; those with a (C) in the Common Pleas; and those with a * in both courts.WHITEHEAD. Cost: £6.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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London bankers
(1791)
This list of banking houses in London appeared in the Universal British Directory.WHITEHEAD. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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London Bankers and Merchants
(1791)
The British Universal Directory lists the various British trading companies established by statute, starting with the Bank of England, the Million Bank, the East India Company, &c., and including insurance companies. Also included are His Majesty's Consuls Abroad for the Protection of Trade, in European countries, America and Barbary; receivers-general; and the Commissioners of Sewers, Lamps and Pavements for the 28 wards of the City of London.WHITEHEAD. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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London Medical Men
(1791)
Fellows, candidates and licentiates of the Royal College of Physicians; London surgeons and apothecaries, from the Universal British DirectoryWHITEHEAD. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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London merchants and bankers
(1791)
This section of the Universal British Directory lists corporations, bankers, and army and navy agentsWHITEHEAD. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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London nobility and gentry
(1791)
The Universal British Directory includes a list of the nobility, gentry, &c. in London and Westminster: esquires, i. e., gentlemen without titles, are sometimes listed without their christian names.WHITEHEAD. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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 Masters of apprentices and clerks
(1791)
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. 5 March to 31 December 1791. IR 1/35WHITEHEAD. Cost: £8.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Masters of apprentices registered in Kent
(1791)
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. There are central registers for collections of the stamp duty in London, as well as returns from collectors in the provinces. These collectors generally received duty just from their own county, but sometimes from further afield. The indentures themselves can date from a year or two earlier than this return. (The sample entry shown on this scan is taken from a Bristol return. Each entry has two scans, the other being the facing page with the details of the indenture, length of service, and payment of duty.) IR 1/66WHITEHEAD. Cost: £8.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Members of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts &c.
(1791)
The list of contributing members of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce: those marked ** pay 5 guineas a year; * 3 guineas a year; those with P are perpetual members; those with a double dagger have served of office of steward; and those with a single dagger are stewards elect.WHITEHEAD. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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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.WHITEHEAD. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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