Hi Bob Can't answer your query specifically, but if you look on one of my favourite sites, which is www.historicaldirectories.org, you will see there are eighteen directories for Hampshire there, some of which date back to the eighteenth century. Apart from Kelly's there were Pigots, Slaters and Post Office directories and more, all with useful information and very easy to search Hope this helps a little Margaret > Could someone tell me what year the Kelly's directories started approx. > > Bob > >