Post office directories
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| 1825-26 | Pigot & Co.'s new commercial directory of Scotland for 1825-6: containing ... directories of Edinburgh, Glasgow, and every other town ... & village .. together with the most extensive directory of London .. also a ... directory ... of the Isle of Man | Edinburgh, Leith, Corstorpine, Liberton, Collinton, Currie, Kirknewton, Dalkeith, Glencross, Heriot, Temple, Carrington, Crichton, Cockpen, Borthwick, Inveresk, Newton, Kirkliston, Lasswade, Lonehead, Mid and East Calder, Musselburgh, Fisherrow, Pathhead, Pennycuick, Portobello, Ratho, West Calder, Aderdeen, Alford (Echt, Keig, Leochel, Cushnie, Lumphannan, Midmar, Skene, Tough, Tullynessle, Forbes), Auchindoir, Kearn, (Cabrach, Clatt, Glenbucket, Kenethmont, Kildrummy, Rhynie,Essie, Towie), Auchterless, (Daviot, Forgue, Monquhitter, King Edward, New byth), Belhelvie (Cruden, Ellon, Foveran, Logie-buchan), Chapel of Garioch (Cluny, Culsamond, Dyce, Fintray, Inschkirk, Kemnay, Kinnellar, Kintore, Leslie, Monymusk, Newhills, Oyne, Premany), Crimond (Longside, Lonmay, Rathen, St. Fergus), Fraserburgh, Fyvie (Meikle Falla, Woodhead) |
PDF (1374 pages: 168.6Mb) View book online |
| 1837 | Pigot and Co.'s national commercial directory for the whole of Scotland and of the Isle of Man ... to which are added, classified directories of ... Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, etc | Edinburgh and Leith, Aberdeen, Dundee, Glasgow, Paisley |
PDF (1016 pages: 112.8Mb) View book online |
| 1843 | Directory to gentlemen's seats, villages, &c. in Scotland |
PDF (378 pages: 23.1Mb) View book online |
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| 1852 | Directory to noblemen and gentlemen's seats, villages etc. in Scotland: giving the counties in which they are situated, the post-towns to which each is attached, and the name of the resident, etc. [With a map |
PDF (426 pages: 27.4Mb) View book online |
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| 1857 | Directory to noblemen and gentlemen's seats, villages etc. in Scotland: giving the counties in which they are situated, the post-towns to which each is attached, and the name of the resident, etc. [With a map |
PDF (476 pages: 39.2Mb) View book online |
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| 1861 | Slater's (later Pigot & Co's) Royal National Commercial Directory and Topography of Scotland | Aberdeen, Dundee, Glasgow, Paisley, Edinburgh |
PDF (1640 pages: 203.7Mb) View book online |
| 1862 | County directory of Scotland |
PDF (560 pages: 51.7Mb) View book online |
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| 1868 | County directory of Scotland |
PDF (700 pages: 60.9Mb) View book online |
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| 1872 | County directory of Scotland |
PDF (822 pages: 73.3Mb) View book online |
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| 1878 | County directory of Scotland |
PDF (944 pages: 82.8Mb) View book online |
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| 1878 part 12 | Slater's (later Pigot & Co's) Royal national commercial directory | Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Ayr, Kilmarnock, Berwick, Dumfries, Elginshire, Kirkcaldy, Arbroath, Dundee, Forfar, Montrose, Inverness |
PDF (1076 pages: 123.1Mb) View book online |
| 1878 part 22 | Slater's (later Pigot & Co's) Royal national commercial directory and topography of Scotland | Perth, Greenock, Paisley, Falkirk, Stirling, Glasgow |
PDF (1088 pages: 116.8Mb) View book online |
| 1882-85 | County directory of Scotland |
PDF (1002 pages: 85.8Mb) View book online |
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| 1886 | Slater's (late Pigot and Co's) Royal national commercial directory and topography of Scotland | Glasgow, Aberdeen, Ayr, Kilmarnock, Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Dumfries, Elgin, Kirkcaldy, Arbroath, Dundee, Forfar, Montrose, Inverness, Perth, Greenock, Paisley, Falkirk, Stirling, Edinburgh |
PDF (2216 pages: 247.1Mb) View book online |
| 1893-96 | County directory of Scotland |
PDF (1174 pages: 99.6Mb) View book online |
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| 1901-04 | County directory of Scotland |
PDF (1168 pages: 97.1Mb) View book online |
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| 1903 - 1 | Slater's Royal National Commercial Directory of Scotland ... (Royal National Directory of Scotland.) With ... map, etc | Aberdeen, Ayr, Ayr, Kilmarnock, Kilmarnock, Dumfries, Dumfries, Elgin, Elgin, Dundee, Dundee, Inverness, Inverness, Perth, Perth, Greenock, Greenock, Paisley, Paisley, Falkirk, Falkirk, Stirling, Stirling |
PDF (1688 pages: 193.6Mb) View book online |
| 1903 - 2 | Slater's Royal National Commercial Directory of Scotland ... (Royal National Directory of Scotland.) With ... map, etc | Portobello, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Leith, Glasgow, Glasgow |
PDF (1862 pages: 214.7Mb) View book online |