Matlock and Matlock Bath : Nineteenth Century Directories, Index

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Matlock Advertisements in Various Directories

1821-35 Matlock Taverns and Public Houses
Lists extracted from three early nineteenth century directories, ie. Pigot (1828-9), Glover (1827) and Pigot (1835), transcribed by Marjorie Ward
Pigot's extracts of 1828-9 was originally believed to have been from the directory of 1821-22 but it is now known this was incorrect. This was a mistake in the identity of the source, not made by the transcriber.
Both Pigot's 1828-9 and Glover's are now transcribed in full on this site (see below)

1823 and 1824, Brewer's Directory
Matlock extracts from this Derby directory

1827-8-9, Glover's Directory of the County of Derby, accurately taken during the years 1827, '8, and '9, by Stephen Glover
Matlock and Matlock Bath

1828-9 Pigot and Co.'s National Commercial Directory
Matlock, Matlock Bath, Bonsall, Darley and Neighbourhoods

1831 Pigot's Directory
Matlock and Matlock Bath and including the villages of Bonsall and Neighbourhoods. Over 213 names.
Reproduced by permission of Rod Neep, Archive CD Books [no longer in existence]

1835 Pigot's Directory - see Matlock Taverns and Public Houses for Pub extracts from this directory.
Rosemary Lockie's transcript of the whole of Derbyshire includes Matlock, Matlock Bath and "the villages of Bonsall and Neighbourhoods" (this is an external link so will open in a new window.

1842 Pigot & Co.'s Royal National Commercial Directory and Topography of the Counties of ... Derbyshire ...
Matlock and Matlock Bath, with the village of Bonsall and neighbourhoods - 202 names

1846 Bagshaw's Directory
Matlock Alphabetical and Trades Directory - 342 names - transcribed by Brett Payne

1848 Kelly's Post Office Directory
Matlock and Matlock Bath, Matlock Bank, Matlock Bridge, Riber, Scarthin Nick and Starkholmes - 290 entries

1852 William White's Gazetteer and General Directory of Sheffield, and all the Townships, Parishes and Villages Within the Distance of Twenty Miles Round Sheffield*
Matlock Parish: transcript of pp. 544-546

Scarthin residents are included under Cromford and are in listed another part of this web site

1855 Kelly's Post Office Directory
Matlock and Matlock Bath, Matlock Bank, Matlock Bridge, Riber, Scarthin Nick and Starkholmes - 295 names.
There were still very few advertisers living on Matlock Bank at this time.

1857 White's Directory
Matlock Directory - 345 names. Matlock Bank had begun to develop.

Scarthing Row residents are included under Cromford and are listed in another part of this web site, though Scarthing Row was within the parish of Matlock

1862 White's Directory
Matlock & District extracts from Francis White's General Commercial Directory and Topography of the Borough of Sheffield with all the Towns, Parishes, Villages and Hamlets Within a Circuit of Twenty Miles (1862) - 475 names.
Includes Scarthing Row from the Cromford section as they are within Matlock Parish

1864 Kelly's Post Office Directory
Matlock (incl.Bow Wood, Low Leas), Matlock Bath, Matlock Bank, Matlock Bridge, Riber and Starkholmes - 295 names.

Scarthin residents are included under Cromford and are listed in another part of this web site

1876 Kelly's Post Office Directory
Matlock and Matlock Bath & District entries, including Riber and Starkholmes. 426 individual entries (excl. miscellaneous entries)

1891 Kelly's Directory : Local Boards, Magistrates and Public Officers.

1891 Kelly's Directory : Matlock Bath. Gentry & Private Residents, Commercial, Post Office etc.

1891 Kelly's Directory : Matlock Bank and Moor. Gentry, Private Residents and Commercial Premises

1891 Kelly's Directory : Matlock Bridge. Gentry, Private Residents and Commercial Premises

1891 Kelly's Directory : Matlock Town and Matlock Green. Private Residents and Commercial Premises

1891 Kelly's Directory : Riber and Starkholmes. Gentry & Private Residents, Commercial, Post Office etc.

1895 Bulmer's Directory : Matlock Bath, Scarthin & Starkholmes, with Local Information, Alphabetic Directory and Trades and Professions. *New*

1895 Bulmer's Directory : Matlock & Riber (1). Local Information. *New*

1895 Bulmer's Directory : Matlock & Riber (2). Names A - J. The first part of the alphabetic directory covers the whole of Matlock and Riber. *New*

1895 Bulmer's Directory : Matlock & Riber (3). Names K - W. The second part of the alphabetic directory covers the whole of Matlock and Riber. *New*

1895 Bulmer's Directory : Matlock & Riber (4). Trades & Professions. *New*

1895 Kelly's Directory : Matlock Bath, with official establishments, local institutions etc. for Matlock Bath.

1895 Kelly's Directory : Matlock Bank and Moor. Private Residents and Commercial Premises - 242 names.

1895 Kelly's Directory : Matlock Bridge. Private Residents and Commercial Premises - 170 names.

1895 Kelly's Directory : Matlock Town and Matlock Green. Private Residents and Commercial Premises - 67 names.

1895 Kelly's Directory : Riber and Starkholmes. Private Residents and Commercial Premises - 38 names.

1899 Kelly's Directory : Matlock Bath, with official establishments, local institutions etc. for Matlock Bath.

1899 Kelly's Directory : Matlock Bank and Moor. Private Residents and Commercial Premises - 271 names.

1899 Kelly's Directory : Matlock Bridge. Private Residents and Commercial Premises - 182 names.

1899 Kelly's Directory : Matlock Town and Matlock Green. Private Residents and Commercial Premises - 63 names.

1899 Kelly's Directory : Riber and Starkholmes. Gentry & Private Residents, Commercial, Post Office etc. - 33 names.

Transcripts of many of the smaller villages listed in 1891 Kelly's Directory of Derbyshire can be found in another section of this web site.
This includes several parishes close to Matlock and Matlock Bath:

Bonsall : including Upper Town & Slaley

Cromford : including Scarthin Nick, Willersley, Bow Wood, High and Low Leas and Chapel Hill which were within the parish of Matlock

Darley (North Darley) : Darley Dale, Darley Moor, Hackney, Hackney Lane & Two Dales

Dethick, Lea and Holloway

Rowsley (Great Rowsley) : includes Alport and Stanton Woodhouse

Stanton-in-the-Peak : includes Stanton Lees

Tansley : including Matlock Cliff and Lumsdale

Wensley (South Darley) : includes Oakerside, Darley Bridge, Cross Green, and Snitterton

A number of trade directory transcripts for the village of Cromford (1852-1899) are in the Cromford section of this web site.

First directory transcripts published on this website in 1999.
All of the above pages contain transcripts that are the copyright of individual transcribers and are published here for personal use. If you wish to use anything from these sources in material that is to be published in any form, you are advised to either ask the permission of the transcriber or to check against the original material.
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