Trade Directories

We have a large collection of trade directories for Thornbury showing the names of people, their occupation and their address.  We have had to remove our single searchable database of these directories because of a change in the table program we are using.  Instead we have made available the individual directories listed below.

Just click on the green link to access each searchable table.  We have shown the occupations and addresses as given in the original directory but we have also grouped the occupations into job categories and shown the current street names.

Note – we also have directories for several other years, so if you are looking for a particular year or period please let us know and we may be able to send you a copy of what we have.

The following Trade Directories have been included in the database collection. We have generally used only the parts of the directories that refer to Thornbury itself, although in specified instances we have included parts of the surrounding district.  Click on any link in green to access the searchable table.

• • 1791 Universal British Directory – Thornbury
  • 1830 Pigot’s Commercial Directory – Thornbury
  • 1839 Robson’s Directory – Thornbury
  • 1842 Pigots Thornbury Directory
  • 1849 Hunt and Co – Thornbury
  • 1852 Slaters Directory of Gloucestershire – Thornbury
  • 1856 Post Office Directory – Thornbury includes Morton, Kington and Falfield
  • 1877 Unknown Gloucestershire Directory – it includes all of Thornbury, some of Kington but excludes the whole of Morton
  • 1889 Kellys Directory of Gloucestershire – Thornbury
  • 1895 Browns Directory – Thornbury
  • 1897 Kellys Directory of Gloucestershire – Thornbury and Morton
  • 1899 Kellys Directory of Bristol and Clifton – Thornbury and Moreton
  • 1902 Kellys Directory of Gloucestershire – Thornbury and Morton
  • 1904 Wright’s Directory of Bristol and adjacent Villages – Thornbury and Morton
  • 1909 Prewetts Directory of Thornbury 
  • 1914 Kellys Directory of Gloucestershire – Thornbury and Morton
  • 1916 Prewetts Directory – Thornbury
  • 1916 Prewetts Almanack – details of organisations, clubs and societies in Thornbury
  • 1923 Kellys Directory of Gloucestershire – Thornbury and Morton
  • 1926 Prewetts Directory – Thornbury
  • 1927 Kellys Directory of Gloucestershire – Thornbury and most of Morton
  • 1931 Kellys Directory of Gloucestershire – Thornbury and Morton
  • 1935 Kellys Directory of Gloucestershire – Thornbury and Morton
  • 1939 Kelly’s Directory of Gloucestershire – Thornbury and Morton