Ditto -- directories are alphabetical by surname and sometimes also business name.  They generally list only the head of household.  Sometimes, I've seen a spouse's name in parentheses; for a woman I've sometimes seen (widow of ....).  Sometimes adults in the household other than the head are listed separately.  The key word in it all is "sometimes". Also, like the censuses, spelling can be capricious.   Nonetheless, I've found directories very useful for tracking where a family lived from year to year, bracketing when someone died, etc. J Torre >Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:14:36 -0600 >From: John Quigley <[email protected]> > >   Directories are in alphabetical order, so yes it will show people living at >   that address but only in Alpha order, not by address.

It can also be a good idea to scan the addresses listed for others of that same surname, once you've found your "people" in the directory. Occasionally, you'll see a relative with the same surname, shown with the same address, but listed under their own given name - this is sometimes the case with a son who was an adult and had a profession of his own, and was living at the same address as his parents. Judy H -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of J Torre Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 8:22 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BKLYN] Directory Ditto -- directories are alphabetical by surname and sometimes also business name.  They generally list only the head of household.  Sometimes, I've seen a spouse's name in parentheses; for a woman I've sometimes seen (widow of ....).  Sometimes adults in the household other than the head are listed separately.  The key word in it all is "sometimes". Also, like the censuses, spelling can be capricious.   Nonetheless, I've found directories very useful for tracking where a family lived from year to year, bracketing when someone died, etc. J Torre >Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:14:36 -0600 >From: John Quigley <[email protected]> > >   Directories are in alphabetical order, so yes it will show people living at >   that address but only in Alpha order, not by address. ------------------------------- 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