Hello Angela, no but there are trade directories online. They can be found at http://www.historicaldirectories.org/hd/ I have looked at a Hampshire directory for 1850. Regards, Anne Vinnicombe ======================================== Message Received: Jun 12 2008, 05:54 PM From: "Paul Mason" To: "FHS, massages" Cc: Subject: [IoW] Trade Directories Hello, Does anyone know when the first Trade Directory was published. I am particularly interested in Ryde and any Tailors that may have been trading in and around 1871. Regards Angela ************************************** You can contact the Isle of Wight List Administrator by emailing: [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message