The Local Studies section of the Reference Library houses a
collection of nineteenth and early twentieth century trade
directories from Lincolnshire.
These directories cover towns and villages from the whole of
Lincolnshire providing information about the geographical location,
history, buildings and population of each locality. They also
include lists of private and commercial residents of the time - a
very useful source for family historians as well as enabling the
local historian to build up a picture of particular settlements
over a period of time.
The collection includes the following Lincolnshire
directories:
- Morris' Directory:
1863
- Kelly's Directory:
1849, 1855, 1868, 1876, 1885, 1889, 1892, 1896, 1900, 1905, 1909,
1913, 1919, 1922, 1926, 1930, 1933, 1937
- White's Directory:
1826, 1842, 1856, 1872, 1882, 1892
