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Trade Directories
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Trade Directories
Although directories
may have been compiled one or more years before their publication date
they are a very useful source of information. The changing incidence of
occupations over the years is an indication of how the town was
developing. If you are interested in a family then these directories
can supplement census information or help you locate somebody in the
census. I am not aware of any directories devoted solely to Malton.
Directories
and Known Locations
The location of original copies of Trade Directories with coverage of
Malton is given
here.
Transcriptions
Click to view the appropriate transcription:
1823 Baines
1840 Whites
1858 Whites
1867 Whites
1889 Kellys
Historical Directories is a digital library of local and trade directories for England and Wales, from 1750 to 1919. It contains high quality reproductions of comparatively rare books, essential tools for research into local and genealogical history. Historical Directories is produced and owned by the University of Leicester. The Historical Directories web site provides national coverage and also integrates material from different institutions into a coherent, and free, online collection. It is relevant to amateur historians, academics, teachers and the general public. At its most basic level, the project seeks to provide at least one directory, for each major geographical area and for each of the decades: 1850s, 1890s and 1910s. The project was made possible by a grant from the New Opportunities Fund (now the Big Lottery Fund), the main distributor of National Lottery good causes money. Visit the website here to search for the directories covering Malton.
Local
Tradesmen and Advertisements
Even 100 years ago the trades in the town were very different to what
survives today. A number of advertisements and invoices/receipts have
been captured from the local press and other sources and indexed by
name.
Click here to see a list of the
advertisements.
Tradesmen A - I
Tradesmen J - Q
Tradesmen R - Z
Apprentices
Alfred Wood was apprenticed for 3 years to Thomas Taylor, a Malton
grocer in July 1881. See the indenture below.
