Have a look at our help and support area for all the answers you need. Post office telephone directories uk gdl genealogical directories and lists. Calls to 118 directory enquiries numbers often cost over. London post office directories 1842, 1851 and 1861, browse discover your english ancestor in these three london post office directories. The quality and significance of the documents, photographs and films we preserve have been recognised by both arts council england and unesco uk historical phone books. This list is based on all connecticut telephone books that i have seen and indexed.
Thomas, ontario 1956 brantfordwoodstock, ontario 1957 sarniapetrolia, ontario 1958 oshawa, ontario 1955 galt guelph kitchenerwaterloo, ontario 1958 bellevilletrenton, ontario. We provide answers to over 2 million searches every day. City directories and selected telephone books on microfilm. Connecticut white pages and yellow pages bridegeport october 1940 thru july 1942. Comprising, amongst other information, official, streets, commercial, trades, law, court, parliamentary, postal. Telephone books at the tennessee state library and archives. The early cables, as such bundles were called, held a few dozen pairs. Covered in a plastic directory cover ed to the dominion merchandising company with local advertising and telephone numbers on the cover. Sept 1940, apr 1951, apr 1952, apr 1953, apr 1954, apr 1955, apr 1956, apr 1957, apr 1958, apr 1959, apr 1961, apr 1962, mar 1963, jan 1964, jan 1966, jan 1968, jan 1972, jan 1973, jan 1976, nov 1976, nov 1977, dec 1978, nov 1979, nov 1980. Naval submarine base new london is located in the southeastern corner of connecticut in the county of new london. Varieties of telephone books telephone directory directory. Guildhall library has one of the largest collections of historic trade and telephone directories in the united kingdom. Sept 1940, apr 1951, apr 1952, apr 1953, apr 1954, apr 1955. Click on the map below or select from the list to browse by location.
Topics pittsburgh, directory, telephone, phonebook language english. Boyles court guide, 17921925, kellys handbook, 18801973, 197677 and the royal blue book, 182324, 182635, 18371940 also provide details of london. The largest section of the phone book, and generally the most significant for family historians, is the alphabetical listings or directory. This collection contains british phone books published between 1880, the year after the public telephone service was introduced to the uk, and 1984, from the historic phone book collection held by bt archives. This divice allowed the caller to dial the number on the box. Nonemergency, backyard fires, open air burning after hours. Heres what london looked like in the 1940s londonist. The phone company in most cities publishes a directory of everyone in that area who has a listed phone number. Brooklyn public library, brooklyn collection language english volume 1940 august alphabetical telephone directory covering the borough of brooklyn. Directories of photographers working in london and lancashire, compiled from information in trade directories, have been published in book form a directory of london photographers 18411908 by michael pritchard photoresearch, 1994. Brooklyn, new york city, telephone directory by new york telephone company. These are searchable and, where scanned, available to view on bt digital archives. The gowerbell telephone was the first type of phone that was used in countries like spain, japan and england. London, england, city directories, 17361943 ancestry.
These papers document the development of the telegraph and telephone services up to 1980, and include records of preceding private telegraph and telephone companies taken over by the post office dating back to the early part of the 19th century. After some litigation over patents, the telephone company ltd and the edison telephone company of london ltd were amalgamated on th may to form the united telephone company of london ltd with a capital of. Telephone exchange names were used in many countries, but were phased out for numeric systems by the 1960s. I did not find the exact date this was released, only the year.
City directories on microfilm or microfiche and selected telephone books and county directories on microfilm are filed in cabinets in the 7th floor microforms area. Post office telephone directories ukgdl genealogical. Surname of person usually the head of household or name of business. The first telephone exchange was in the city of london and had seven subscribers. Telephone directories is a place where you can look for information of people within the territory of the united states of america, this information is totally free and safe. Telephone directories contain addresses and phone numbers and can be quite helpful in locating living relatives or possible relatives with the same surname or a similar surname.
Trade directories and databases who do you think you are. London england phone, address, background info whitepages. Whitepages people search is the most trusted directory. Does anyone know whether there still exist telephone directories for london for 1950. Your team regularly deploys new code, but with every release, theres the risk of unintended effects on your database and queries not performing. We hope youll join the conversation by posting to an open topic or starting a new one. The edison telephone company of london published its first directory list of subscribers on 23 march. The alphabetical listings typically contain the following details. London post office directories 1842, 1851 and 1861, browse. The base is nestled among picturesque historic villages and bustling urban centers in the city of groton. The library also holds a few 17th century dublin almanacks on microfilm. New london white pages new london phone directory lookup. Nov 17, 2011 telephone numbers had anywhere from 3 to 7 digits i dont believe there were any places with fewer than 3 depending on the size of the city, and calls outside your local area had to be placed with an operator even after most telephones had dials and local calls could be dialed. The city of new london is located in the state of ct.
Commercial and professionaltrades directories are also included, making this directory particularly useful for finding information on relatives and the lives they led. The phone book to cover the whole country was published in 1896 and had 81,000 numbers. Find and contact people in our london, on white pages on 411. The vigilant offlicence, 6 regent parade, sutton still with a phone number on vigilant exchange. East london and eastern cape country telephone directory. Metro population 12,000,000 people regional authority. New london white pages phone books in connecticut ct. Browse 4,236 telephone directory stock photos and images available, or search for yellow pages or white pages directory to find more great stock photos and pictures. How many digits in a telephone number in the 1940s. Our main collection dates from 1736 although there is one pioneer london directory for 1677. Trade directories and telephone books city of london. Use our 1940 nyc telephone directories to find his address. Cyber telephone museumron christianson western electric folding cabinet. Search the phone book from bt to find contact details of businesses and people across the uk, or uk and country dialling codes.
Nysl holdings are listed below in alphabetical order by. We offer the ability to search by first name, last name, phone number, or business name. The following information was found on and shows the actual telephone directory entries for 1960 dackombe 1960. Adding your site to london directory is completely free as long as it is relevant to. Telephone directory collection, available online, connecticut. Some of the things i have put down as justification for name may in fact be derivations from the exchange name. Images reproduced by courtesy of bt archives, london, england. This topic has been closed to new posts due to inactivity. During that period, the greenwich telephone directory was published by the new york telephone company. As other countries caught the telephone contagion, their governments frequently claimed ownership, but the private enterprise model prevailed in the united states, and a multitude of competitors leaped into the business as. Got a question about your listing or a query about your phone book.
A quick directory enquiry on half a dozen exchange names in 1999 threw up just one example. Full title, the post office london directory for 1910. This 2 cd directory contains alphabetical lists of private residents living in london and its suburbs in 1940. London directories held by the london metropolitan archives and guildhall library, london, england. Need help finding the right advertising package for your business. Pdf version of an information sheet on british phone books. Lancashire professional photographers 18401940 by gillian jones photoresearch, 2004. Suppose you are looking for john h fedeler, livein superintendent at the new york public library, 1910 1940. The phone company in most cities publishes a directory of everyone in. About british phone books, 18801984 this collection contains british phone books published between 1880, the year after the public telephone service was introduced to the uk, and 1984, from the historic phone book collection held by bt archives.
Birmingham birmingham mi dwest 45555 mi dwest 45555. The london directory was taken over by kent who published a new revision each year until 1771. Publication date 1940 topics brooklyn, ny, telephone directories publisher new york telephone company. The director telephone system was a development of the strowger or stepbystep sxs switching system used in london and five other large cities in the uk from the 1920s to the 1970s. Take a look at our selection of products to find which is right for you. Find uk residential and business phone numbers listed by name with our easy to use online telephone directory service. Uk phone book uk telephone directory find phone numbers. London directory acts as a central hub connecting thousands of london websites and businesses. Whitepages provides the top free people search and tenant screening tool online with contact information for over 250 million people including cell phone numbers and complete background check data compiled from public records, white pages and other directories in all 50 states. Nov 30, 2009 does anyone know whether there still exist telephone directories for london for 1950. Telephone directory pictures, images and stock photos. View phone numbers, addresses, public records, background check reports and possible arrest records for london england. Ancestry library edition and this includes uk and us directories, 16801830 and british phone books, 18801984. The director telephone system was a development of the strowger or stepbystep sxs switching system used in london and five other large cities in the uk from the 1920s to the 1970s a large proportion c.
City directories, telephone books and county directories do not circulate, but are available for use onsite. Alternatively, enter keywords into the box above, or use the advanced search. Platform independent telephone directory implemented in python. If you dont find a nonabbreviated version the street you see in the phone book does not match any street shown in the list please contact stephen morse creator of the onestep website. Adding your site to london directory is completely free as long as it is relevant to london. Pages in category 1940 in london the following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. The directories provide lists of traders, bankers, people employed by the crown, officials, lawyers as well as full street directories of london. British phone books 18801984 from the collection held by bt archives. Find my past, also has a range of individual directories on its database, including the medical directory for ireland, 1858, dental surgeons directory, 1925and the bankrupt directory, 182043 c. In the united states, the demand for telephone service outpaced the scalability of the alphanumeric system and after introduction of area codes for directdistance dialing, allnumber calling became necessary. We have compiled the ultimate database of phone numbers from around the state and country to help you locate any lost friends, relatives or family members. The fourth and fifth digits 72 to 79 were mostly inherited from old 0171 numbers, and are still mostly inner london.
416 1487 696 385 1034 561 171 1284 329 1016 437 553 891 1186 41 491 1288 818 407 880 737 634 507 335 1114 617 1221 228 701 176 1130 468