Cheshire Trade Directories
A range of Cheshire trade directories are now
available online.
You can:
- Search for a name, place or trade
- Browse the directories page by page
Most directories will provide:
- a brief general history of the area;
- population statistics;
- details of parliamentary representation;
- arrangements for local government;
- facts about churches, chapels and local institutions;
- a listing of significant residents and local
tradesmen,
- information about local transport and communications
Although not necessarily providing details of every resident or
every occupation found in a particular township or parish, trade
directories are a valuable source of information about named
individuals who were living in a particular place at a particular
time and the local trades and businesses that could be found
there.
Trade directories were produced from the seventeenth century
onwards to meet an increased demand for information on commerce and
industry. As demand for them increased, they became more
specialised and were published on a town or county basis.
Go to
trade directories online