Trade Directories held at Leeds Local & Family History Library 1784 Bailey British Directory Vol. 3: Yorkshire 1790 – Universal British Directory: Leeds Leeds only 1793–98 – Universal British Directory: Yorkshire Names 1796 Johnson Street Directory of the Borough of Leeds Leeds only 1797 – The Leeds Directory Leeds only 1798 – The Leeds Directory Leeds only 1807 Wilson Directory for the Town of Leeds Leeds only 1808 Binns & Brown Directory of Leeds Leeds only 1809 Baines The Leeds Directory Leeds only 1814‐15 Wardle & Commercial Directory Bentham 1816‐17 Pigot Commercial Directory 1817 Baines Directory of the Town & Borough of Leeds Leeds only 1818‐20 Pigot Commercial Directory 1819‐20 Pigot Commercial Directory 1822 Baines History etc. County of York Vol. 1: W. Riding 1823 Baines History etc. County of York Vol. 1: W. Riding 1825 Pigot Directory of Scotland (inc. Leeds & Sheffield) 1826 Parson Directory of the Borough of Leeds Leeds only 1828‐29 Pigot Directory of Yorkshire 1830 Pigot Directory of Yorkshire 1830 Parson & White Directory of the Borough of Leeds, the City of York & the Clothing District of Yorkshire 1830‐31 Pigot Pigot’s Yorkshire Directory 1834 Baines & Directory of the Borough of Leeds Leeds only Newsome 1834 Pigot Durham, Northumberland & Yorkshire Directory 1834 Pigot Pigot’s Yorkshire 1837‐38 White History & Directory – West Riding 2 vols. – Vol. 2 only 1839 Baines & Directory of the Borough of Leeds Leeds only Newsome 1841 Pigot Royal National & Commercial Directory 1842 White Directory of Clothing District More like current West Yorks. Than West Riding 1843 White Leeds Directory Leeds only. On gallery 1845 Williams Directory of the Borough of Leeds Leeds only 1846 White Directory of Hull Y HUL 914 1847 White Leeds & Clothing Districts Directory More like current West Yorks. Than West Riding 1847 Charlton Leeds Directory Advertiser Leeds only 1848 Slater Slater’s Yorkshire 1849‐50 Charlton & Directory of the Borough & Neighbourhood of Leeds Leeds only Archdeacon 1850 Charlton Charlton & Company’s Directory of Huddersfield, Leeds, Dewsbury & the adjacent villages 1851 Slade & Roebuck Directory of the Borough & Neighbourhood of Leeds Leeds only 1851 White Directory of Hull Y HUL 914 1851 Collinson & Co West Riding Worsted Directory 1852 Collinson West Riding of Yorkshire Woollen & Worsted Directory 1853 White Directory & Gazetteer of Leeds, Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield, Wakefield & the whole of the clothing district 1854 Slater Royal National & Commercial Directory of the Northern Counties 1856 Gillbanks Leeds & Neighbourhood Leeds only 1857 Post Office Post Office Directory of Yorkshire 1857‐58 White White’s Directory & Topography of the Boroughs of Leeds, Wakefield, Bradford, Huddersfield & Pontefract & District 1861 White White’s Directory & Topography of the Boroughs of Leeds, Wakefield, Bradford, Huddersfield & Pontefract & District 1861 Kelly P.O. Directory of the West Riding 1862 White Sheffield Directory Y SHE 914 1863 Ackrill Harrogate Directory Y HAR 914 1863 Jones Mercantile Directory of Leeds Leeds only 1863‐64 Jones Halifax, Huddersfield, Dewsbury 1864 Charlton Charlton & Anderson’s Directory of the Woollen Districts of Leeds, Huddersfield, Dewsbury & the surrounding villages 1866 White Directory of Leeds, Bradford, Huddersfield & Halifax West Riding without today’s South Yorks. 1867 Kelly P.O. Directory of West Riding Also on CD‐Rom 1870 White White’s Directory & Gazetteer of Leeds, Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield, Wakefield & the whole of the Clothing Districts of the West Riding of Yorkshire 1871 Kelly P.O. Directory of West Riding 1872‐73 Porter Directory of Leeds & Neighbourhood Leeds only 1873 Johnson Street Directory of the Borough of Leeds & Leeds only Neighbourhood 1875 Slater Royal & National Commercial Directory of the County of Yorkshire 1875 White General & Commercial Directory of the Clothing Districts of Leeds, Bradford, Huddersfield, Halifax & Wakefield etc. 1876 County Book of Yorkshire West Riding, comprising every official England person in the county 1876 McCorquodale Directory of Leeds & Neighbourhood Leeds only 1877 Kelly P.O. Directory of West Riding 1877 Post Office West Riding Directory On gallery 1878 McCorquodale Directory of Leeds & Neighbourhood Leeds only 1879 Kelly Directory of the North & East Ridings of Yorkshire On gallery 1880 Johnson Street Directory of the Borough of Leeds & Leeds only Neighbourhood 1881 Kelly Directory of the West Riding of Yorkshire 1881 Kelly Directory of Leeds & Its Neighbourhood Leeds only 1881 White White’s General & Commercial Directory of Leeds, 2 vols. Districts & Bradford, Huddersfield, Halifax, Wakefield &District Trades 1882 Post Office Leeds Post Office Directory Leeds only. 2 vols 1883 – Court Guide, Gazetteer & County Blue Book of Yorkshire 1886 Kelly Directory of Leeds & Its Neighbourhood Leeds only. 2 vols. 1886 Stevens Directory of York Y YOR 914 1887 Slater West Riding Directory 1888 Kelly Directory of Leeds & Its Neighbourhood Leeds only 1889 Kelly Directory of the West Riding of Yorkshire 1890 Bulmer History, Topography & Directory of North Yorkshire, Pt.1 Cleveland & Richmond. Pt.2 Malton, Scarborough, Tadcaster, Whitby etc. 1890‐91 Slater Directory of Leeds & District Leeds only. 2 vols. 1891 Slater Directory of the West Riding of Yorkshire 1892 Slater Directory of Leeds & District Leeds only 1893 Kelly Directory of West Riding 2 vols. 1894 White Clothing District Directory – Leeds Leeds only 1897 Kelly Directory of West Riding 2 vols. 1897 Robinson Business Directory of the City of Leeds Leeds only. 2 vols. 1899 Johnson Street Directory of the City of Leeds & Leeds only Neighbourhood 1898 Robinson Business Directory of the City of Leeds Leeds only. 3 vols. 1899 Kelly Directory of Leeds & Its Neighbourhood Leeds only. 3 vols. 1900 Johnson Street Directory of the City of Leeds & Leeds only Neighbourhood 1900‐01 Kelly Directory of Leeds & Bradford 1900 Town & Country Leeds & District Trades Directory Leeds only 1901 Kelly Directory of the West Riding of Yorkshire 1901 Kelly York Directory YQ YOR 914 1901 Kelly Directory of the City of Hull 2 vols. YQ HUL 914 1901 Kelly Directory of Leeds Leeds only 1901 Robinson Harrogate & District 1901 Robinson Ilkley, Burley & Wharfe Valley 1901‐02 Town & Country Leeds & District Trades Directory Leeds only 1901‐02, Robinson Leeds Directory Leeds only. 1903‐04 3 vols. Each. 1902, 1903 Kelly Directory of Leeds & Bradford 1902‐03, Town & Country Leeds & District Trades Directory Leeds only. 1903‐04 2 vols. Each. 1904 Kelly Kelly’s Directory of the West Riding of Yorkshire 1904 Kelly Directory of Leeds Leeds only 1904 Robinson Yorkshire Business Directory 1904 Robinson Ilkley & District Directory 1904‐05 Robinson Leeds Directory Leeds only 1905 Robinson Leeds Directory Leeds only. 4 vols. 1905 Kelly Directory of Leeds Leeds only 1906 Kelly Leeds Directory Leeds only. On gallery 1906‐07 Robinson Leeds Directory Leeds only 1906‐07 Town & Country Leeds & District Trades Directory Leeds only 1907 Kelly Directory of Leeds Leeds only 1907 Robinson Leeds Directory Leeds only 1908 Kelly Directory of Leeds Leeds only 1908 Kelly Trade Directory of West Riding 1909 Town & Country Leeds & District Trades Directory Leeds only 1909 Robinson Leeds Directory Leeds only 1909 Kelly Directory of Leeds Leeds only. 3 vols. 1910 – Mid Yorkshire Directory of Manufacturers & Merchants & Trade Annual for 1910 1910 Robinson Harrogate, Knaresborough & District Directory Y HAR 914 1910 Kelly Directory of Leeds Leeds only 1910 Robinson Leeds Directory Leeds only 1910 Robinson Harrogate, Knaresborough & District Directory 1911 Kelly Directory of Leeds Leeds only 1912 Kelly Directory of the West Riding of Yorkshire 1912, 1914, Kelly Directory of Leeds Leeds only. 1915 2 vols. 1912‐13 – The Leeds, Bradford, Harrogate, Wakefield & Districts Trade Directory 1913 Robinson Harrogate, Knaresborough, Wetherby & District Y HAR 914 Directory 1913 Kelly Directory of Leeds Leeds only. On gallery 1916 Kelly Directory of Leeds Leeds only. 3 vols. 1917 Kelly Directory of Leeds Leeds only. 2 vols. 1917 Kelly Directory of West Riding 1917 Kelly Directory of Bradford On gallery 1917‐18 Town & Country Leeds & District Trades Directory Leeds only. 2 vols. 1918‐19 Town & Country Sheffield & District Trades Directory Y SHE 914 1920‐21 – Leeds & Bradford 1921, 1922 Kelly Directory of Leeds Leeds only 1922 Kelly Directory of West Riding 1922 Town & Country Leeds & Bradford Trade listings 1923‐24 only 1924‐25 1925‐26 1923 Kelly Directory of Leeds Leeds only. On gallery 1925 Kelly Directory of Leeds Leeds only. On gallery 1927 Kelly Directory of West Riding 1927 Kelly Directory of Sheffield & Rotherham YQ SHE 914 1927, 1929 Kelly Directory of Leeds Leeds only 1931 Town & Country Leeds & District Trades Directory Leeds only 1932 Kelly Directory of Sheffield & Rotherham YQ SHE 914 1932 Kelly Directory of Leeds 1933 Kelly Directory of Leeds 2 vols. 1933 Aubrey Aubrey’s Yorkshire Directory vols. 1 & 2 1934‐35 – Bradford, Leeds, Halifax. Huddersfield & District Trades Directory 1935‐36 – Bradford, Leeds, Halifax. Huddersfield & District Trades Directory 1936 Kelly Directory of West Riding 1936 Kelly Directory of Bradford YQ BRA 914 1936 Robinson Harrogate, Knaresborough & Wetherby 1936 Kelly Directory of Leeds 4 vols. & map 1937 Kelly Directory of North & East Ridings of Yorkshire On gallery 1937 Jubb & Son Huddersfield Directory Y HUD 914 & Huddersfield County Borough Directory 1937 Kelly Directory of West Riding 1937, 1945, Kelly Directory