Hello Dorothy, Thanks for this. It is good to have the full description of what Crockford's Directory contains. Strangely enough I was reading another FHS Journal this evening when lo and behold one of the pieces of information given was that Crockford's began in 1858. I was about to come in and say this to the List when I received your much more informative piece. It is a very useful aid to those with clerical relatives in that it often details moves to a completely different area of the country and also, I believe, says where their ordinations took place. As you can gather, it is some years since I last consulted one so my recollection is rather hazy. >From its information, however, I have obtained ordination papers from the relevant Record Offices which give added detail. Like you, I hope this information will be of interest to others on the List. Does anyone know of any similar directories which could be used to find others whose profession found them frequently on the move? Another resource I have found useful is apprenticeship indentures, where these still exist. They give the name of the parent or sponsor and also the trade. I once found this invaluable in sorting out two similarly named and aged cousins as they followed their respective professions. Jill

An online clerical database should become available before too long. A brief description is available at: http://www.personal.rdg.ac.uk/~lhstalrs/cced.htm Chris chris@dickinson.uk.net