Lancashire 1855 Slaters Directory ?

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Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	Unknown	Report	23 Jun 2005 15:12
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	Thats interesting Heather thanks. If I am going to spend money on the censuses I may as well spend another fiver on this. Thanks again Gloria
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 4 532 Send Message	HeatherinLeicestershire	Report	23 Jun 2005 09:10
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 4 532 Send Message	There are the 'Slaters' directories on www(.)historicaldirectories(.)org for 1850s/60s/70s/80/90s and 1900 & 1910 I haven't looked at these but others, and found them very useful for looking up trades people and street names, they are much like the directories of today, only more interesting because you may find a long lost ancestor in one.Good Luck Heather
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	Unknown	Report	23 Jun 2005 08:32
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	I have just been on British Archive Data with a view to buying Lancashire 1841 and 1851. There is also a Lancashire Slaters Directory for 1855. Does anyone know what this contains as it doesn't seem to give any info on it. Gloria x