Archive CD Books:History, Topography & Genealogy Books on CD:Great Britain:Wales:All Wales:Directories
Five huge volumes comprising the earliest directory for Great Britain, and one which is probably the most important directory for genealogists and historians that we have released on CD. For towns and villages the descriptions of the places are excellent, with details of their facilities, etc, and includes those residents with trades (even those such as farmers, hay-binders, labourers, bakers, shop keepers, etc.) and their addresses.
Although titled "Great Britain", this directory covers places in England and Wales. Volume 1 of the five is devoted to London, volumes 2 to 4 cover the places in the England and Wales in alphabetical order, and vol. 5 contains a number of the subsequent amendments and additions published in the next few years.
"The Universal British Directory of Trade, Commerce, and Manufacture, comprehending Lists of the Inhabitants of London, Westminster, and Borough of Southwark; and of all the Cities, Towns, and principal Villages, in England and Wales; with the Mails, and other Coaches, stage-wagons, Hoys, Packets, and Trading Vessels. To which is added, a genuine Account of the Drawbacks and Duties chargeable at the Custom-House on all Goods and Mechandize, imported, exported, or carried coastwise, with a particular of the Public Offices of every denomination; His Majesty's Court, and Ministers of State; The Peers of the Realm, and Parliament of Great Britain; The Court of Lord Mayor, Sheriffs, Aldermen, and Common-Council, of London; together with an Historical Detail of the Antiquities, Curiosities, Trade, Polity, and Manufacturers, of each City, Town, and Village. The whole comprising a Fund of useful and important Information, equally interesting to the Nobleman, the Gentleman, and Man of Business." More details about these volumes Price: £29.79 £35.00 Including VAT at 17.5%
Three incredibly rare directories on one CD.
Note that these directories include only the main towns and market towns, and not the villages in the county.
North Wales: Denbigh, Flint, Holywell, Mold, Montgomery, Newtown, Ruthin, Welshpool, Wrexham.
South Wales: Aberystwyth, Cardiff, Carmarthen, Cowbridge, Haverfordwest, Merthyr Tydvil, Neath, Swansea,
Monmouthshire: Abergavenny, Chepstow, Monmouth, Newport, Pontypool, Price: £9.79 £11.50 Including VAT at 17.5%
A very early and rare directory which covers the market towns and principal villages of the county (Please note that smaller villages and hamlets are not included). The descriptions of each place are excellent with details about schools, hospitals, churches and other institutions plus detailed histories and directories of the nobility, gentry, clergy as well as classified directories of trades people.
The places included in this directory are;
Aberconway, Abergele, Amlwch, bala, Bangor, Barmouth, Beaumaris, Caerwys, Carnarvon, Corwen, Denbigh, Dinas-Mawddwy and Mallwyd, Dolgelley, Flint, Harlech, Hawarden, Holyhead, Hollywell and Bagillit, Llanfair, Llanfyllin and Llanrhaiadr-Y-mochant, Llangefni, Llangollen, Llanidloes, Llanrwst, Machynlleth, Mold, Montgomery, Newtown and Kerry, Pwllheli and Nevin, Ruthin, St Asaph, Towyn and Aberdovey, Tre-Madoc and Port Madoc, Beddgelert and Cricerth, Welchpool, Wrexham Price: £12.13 £14.25 Including VAT at 17.5%
One of the earliest directories, this one covers the whole of the counties of the southern half of Wales, with descriptions of all of the towns and main villages, churches, schools, etc. and a listing of people with trades. Everything from doctors to candle makers, dress makers working from home to chimney sweeps, butchers, bakers and bricklayers, etc. A huge amount of early 19th century information of interest to historians and genealogists.
This county directory was purchased from a book dealer as a loose collection of unbound pages with no cover. Originally it would have been part of a combined county volume, and therefore when we finally obtained all of the other parts of the book (over a period of time from many different book dealers) we decided to reinstate it as you see illustrated here. Beautifully rebound in half leather, with hand made marbled paper and real gold leaf lettering and lining on the spine. Price: £9.79 £11.50 Including VAT at 17.5%
This directory covers all counties in the Northern half of Wales, divided into separate counties.
This book was kindly loaned to the Archive CD Books Project by The Family Record Centre (The PRO) in London. Price: £9.79 £11.50 Including VAT at 17.5%
This directory covers all counties in the Southern half of Wales, divided into separate counties. (Monmouthshire is not included).
This directory covers all counties in the Northern half of Wales, divided into separate counties, and comes with an excellent map that you can zoom in to the finest detail. Price: £9.79 £11.50 Including VAT at 17.5%
Once a part of a much larger book. The South Wales section was purchased from a book dealer unbound, and we finally managed to piece together all of the county sections to have the book rebound.
This CD contains the county directories of the whole of the southern half of Wales, and comes complete with a high quality zoomable map. Price: £9.79 £11.50 Including VAT at 17.5%
Classified lists of all the merchants, bankers, professional gentlemen, manufacturers and traders, also lists the nobility, gentry and clergy and contains an alphabetical list of all the inhabitants of the larger towns in North Wales.
It gives historical sketches of each. A thorough directory which will be invaluable to family historians trying to locate and find out more about the lives of their ancestors in North Wales. 84 densely printed pages. Fully searchable.
Price: £9.79 £11.50 Including VAT at 17.5%
In 1873 there was a national survey of all land owners covering all of the counties in England and Wales. All those who owned 1 acre or more were listed in this government publication, together with the address/location, the amount of land and its value.
We have also broken the set down into smaller groups of Welsh counties on CD, see below:
Therefore these immense volumes provide an invaluable source of information for historians and genealogists. Price: £17.02 £20.00 Including VAT at 17.5%
A huge and incredibly comprehensive directory which covers the counties of Anglesey, Carnarvonshire, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Merionethshire and Montgomeryshire.
Each place has an excellent description of its history and local facilities, plus directories of tradespeople, private residents and farmers. Major county towns also have superb street by street directories.
Also included is are pan-county private residents and classified trades directories.
These 'mid-decade' directories are superb tools for tracking down ancestors between censuses and also provide wonderful background information about the places our forbears lived in.
Kindly loaned to the Project by The Family Record Centre (the PRO) in London. Price: £17.87 £21.00 Including VAT at 17.5%
Every place in the counties of Brecon, Cardigan, Camarthen, Glamorgan, Pembroke and Radnor, listed alphabetically, with descriptions of their history and local facilities.
Each town, village and hamlet has a directory of local residents and tradespeople. Cardif and Swansea have superb street by street, almost house by house, directories with the name and occupation of the head of the household Price: £15.11 £17.75 Including VAT at 17.5%
An extremely comprehensive directory covering Breconshire, Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire, Glamorganshire, Pembokeshire and Radnorshire.
Cardiff and Swansea have superb street by street directories whilst all other places have directories of private residents and tradespeople. There are also pan-county Court (alphabetical private residents) and classified trades directories.
With over 1450 pages this is a huge and incredibly comprehensive directory which covers Breconshire, Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire, Glamorgan, Pembrokeshire and Radnorshire.
Each place is described in great detail, with information about the schools, churches and other institutions which your ancestors will have actually used in their daily lives. Using directories like this you can find out where they sent their children to school, where they would have bought their provisions, the pubs they may have drank in and much, much more besides.
Every city, town, village and hamlet has its own list of private residents and commercial traders, whilst Cardiff and Swansea also include street by street directories of ordinary people as well as those with trades.
Also included is a directory of private residents and a classified trades directory. Price: £17.87 £21.00 Including VAT at 17.5%
This enormous and incredibly comprehensive 1,630 page volume is laid out in exactly the same fashion as the 1910 directory described above. Price: £17.87 £21.00 Including VAT at 17.5%
