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Trade directories, London. Help pls
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RStar | Report | 31 Jul 2011 14:22 |
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William Brooks born 1825 died 1879 was a plasterer in London. Having gone through his life with a fine tooth comb I want more.... he was a plasterer so Im wondering if he would be in any kind of trade directory or simialr. If so, how do I go about finding these? I cant get to London at the moment. Thankyou. |
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Andysmum | Report | 31 Jul 2011 14:51 |
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If he was an employee he would probably not be in a trades directory, but if he was the boss he will be. |
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RStar | Report | 31 Jul 2011 14:59 |
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Thanks. Ive never established if he was self employed, am hoping he was. x |
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Nannylicious | Report | 31 Jul 2011 22:23 |
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Find My Past have just released new business records which might be a source of information. It's easy to do a search by surname (provided of course that the business was in his name). |
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Janet | Report | 1 Aug 2011 10:14 |
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romany star- Sometimes when a person was an employer there was a note on the census saying that they had their 'own account' and sometimes it mentioned how many people they employed. This might give you a clue.- jl |
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RStar | Report | 4 Aug 2011 21:54 |
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Many thanks! Oh Janet, Ive a Nellie Haigh in my tree from York area, your 'Haigh' name at the bottom of your post jumped out at me. |
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Janet | Report | 5 Aug 2011 12:23 |
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.....RS....there's thousands of them in Yorkshire but I haven't got a Nellie Haigh...sorry...j |
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