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Internet links to email and street addresses, telephone directories, zip codes, state abbreviations, package delivery information. Uk phone book uk telephone directory find phone numbers. Alexander graham bell listed as a graham bell in boston directory, 1880, part of u. Noncurrent telephone and city directories in the library. Directories family history national library of scotland. Vintage 1950 fayetteville arkansas southwestern bell.

Telephone directories contain addresses and phone numbers and can be quite helpful in locating living relatives or possible relatives with the same surname or a similar surname. Telephone directory directory first telephone book links local calling areas. City directories, telephone books and county directories do not circulate, but are available for use onsite. Oftel took over administration of the uks telephone numbers from bt in 1994. London yellow pages are held from 1969 to date, but we no longer file yellow pages for the rest of the uk. Given that i was born there at the close of 1965, it must have been after 65. Trade directories and telephone books city of london.

The first phone books were a simple listing by name that didnt always supply a full address, but did sometimes include details of a persons trade. Finding people within united kingdom is best achieved by accessing quality consumer data. We have millions of records that can be accessed at any time, as well as free searches one hour a day, every day. Jul 1950, jul 1951, aug 1952, dec 1954, feb 1956, feb 1957. History of the telephone 1950 1960 timeline created by lagoongirl2003. National cellular directory was created to help people research and reconnect with one another by performing cell phone lookups. Quick reference telephone directories and addresses quick reference. You can also search for people not in the phonebook at very low rates. Dont pay s for 118 services use the free directory enquiries service to find uk phone numbers for nothing. The first national directory, baileys northern directory was published in 1781 and.

Rudolf sieber, director husband of marlene dietrich in german phone directories, 19151981. Phoneaddress directories international directories area code locators state abbreviations zip codes package delivery services u. Post office telephone directories ukgdl genealogical. The post office also operated telephone services in jersey until 1923 and the isle of man until 1969 when the islands took over responsibility for their. Not the most user friendly in terms of finding something in a location right away you cant type in a type of business and location for example, hotels in birmingham.

Telephone directory directory first telephone book links. Save money by using ukphonebook where you get 5 free telephone number searches every day. Search the phone book from bt to find contact details of businesses and people across the uk, or uk and country dialling codes. Old telephones candlestick phones windup phones public phones 1920s1930s public phones 1940s1950s costs of calls 1940s1950s illegal free calls 1940s1950s using a phone 1940s1950s house phones. You can still see copies of the phone books from 1880 to the present in person. In the middle of the 20th century, only telephones in the wider areas of london, birmingham, edinburgh from the early 1950s onwards, glasgow, liverpool and manchester had letters on their dials. City directories and selected telephone books on microfilm. Patrons are encouraged to continue to use tslas services remotely. A bibliography and guide to directories published in england and wales 18501950 and scotland 17731950, by gareth shaw and alison tipper.

Need help finding the right advertising package for your business. A growing number of these directories are now being made available online or on cdrom. Moseley employed an engineer called william fereday bottomley to obtain telephone. Elsewhere, even the automatic telephones just had numbers.

History of the telephone 19501960 timeline created by lagoongirl2003. To see what cities are included in each phone book, check out the cross directory. Collecting telephone books varieties of telephone books telephone directory directory first telephone book links local calling areas. Ancestry library edition and this includes uk and us directories, 16801830 and british phone books, 18801984. Take a look at our selection of products to find which is right for you. The first telephone exchange was in the city of london and had seven subscribers.

In november 1877, while telephony was in its infancy, just 18 months after alexander graham bell had made the worlds first phone call, charles moseley, the son of a manchester rubber manufacturer then making telegraph equipment, took an interest in bells work. The quality and significance of the documents, photographs and films we preserve have been recognised by both arts council england and unesco uk historical phone books. National cellular directory cell phone number lookup. Tsla will reopen to the public by appointment only on may 5th. The phone company in most cities publishes a directory of everyone in that area who has a listed phone number. Funny thing is, alaskan moose would get aggressive when they saw their refelction and started bashing into them. Telephone directory in antiquarian and collectable books for sale. It was set up in a fixed position which was invariably in the hall or passageway, to provide the easiest access from every room. History of telephone numbers in the united kingdom wikipedia. Commercial trade directories, street directories gazetteers maps, post office telephone directories, newspapers, school educational records alumni, prisoner trial conviction court records, minute books meeting books, military lists, muster rolls etc. In 21st century britain, bonfire night is usually celebrated with a trip to an organised bonfire and firework display.

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People trace uk have built a simple intuitive interface that utilises superb sources of accurate data to enable the client to have a much greater chance of tracing the right person, first time. A bibliography and guide to directories published in england and wales 1850 1950 and scotland 1753 1950. Directory historical directories from the university of leicester. Under the new changes, for example, inner londons 071 became 0171. For reference, the latest viewable uk census is 1901, and will remain so until early 2012 when the 1911 census can be released. Residential number search allows searches for residential, commercial and freefone telephone numbers.

Vintage 1958 chicago illinois bell telephone city directory phone book funoldstuff. Glass to wood in the 1950s, bell labatories started. We have a nearcomplete set of phone books for the whole country produced not only by bt, but also by its predecessors including post office telecommunications, the national telephone company and other. In many ways telephone directories are similar to trade directories. The first phone book contained 248 names but no numbers callers. Being in uk poses the problem of proximity of places. Abebooks 10 most expensive sales of telephone directories. Bt is putting its entire archive of old phone books online for genealogists, or anyone else, to browse, and a commercial genealogy company is opening up access to. Buy telephone directory in antiquarian and collectable books and get the best deals. During the 1940s and into the 1950s, being on the phone was regarded as a luxury by ordinary families. England white pages england phone directory lookup. This new south wales telephone directory includes the city of sydney and metropolitan exchanges including. History of the telephone 19501960 timeline timetoast timelines.

Post office telephone directories uk gdl genealogical directories and lists online. This guide contains links to quick reference resources some of which will need your udo login, some of which are free to access. Find uk residential and business phone numbers listed by name with our easy to use online telephone directory service. Telephone books at the tennessee state library and archives. Leicester universitys digital library of historical directories the aim of this project was to make available one directory for each english and welsh county for the 1850s, 1890s. Aug 15, 2016 internet links to email and street addresses, telephone directories, zip codes, state abbreviations, package delivery information. Would like to find telephone number for candida le carpentier who was in new york brooklyn hollis area until 1955. Bonfire night was a handson celebration with friends and family recycling in the 1950s and 1960s. The library also holds files of telephone directories from the 1950s for eire. Glass to wood in the 1950s, bell labatories started replacing the wooden telephone booths into glass telephone booths.

Woolloomooloo, ashfield, castle hill, hornsby, avalon beach. Find my past, also has a range of individual directories on its database, including the medical directory for ireland, 1858, dental surgeons directory, 1925and the bankrupt directory, 182043 c. The telephone service in the united kingdom was originally provided by private companies and local councils. Bakelite telephone 15 gpo 9 vintage telephone 5 vintage money box 3 antique telephone 1 gpo 332l 1 gpo telephone 1 vintage retro collectable 1 manufacturer gpo 3 geemarc 1 invero 1 opis technology gmbh 1 usway e. Vintage 1958 chicago illinois bell telephone city directory phone book. Bts historical phone books from 18801984 are available online. On phoneday, 16 april 1995, the digit 1 was inserted into all uk geographic area codes, including those in the director, allfigure dialling, elns and mixed areas. Telephone and city directories in the library of congress. Bt is putting its entire archive of old phone books online for genealogists, or anyone else, to browse, and a commercial genealogy company is opening up access to all uk burial records since 1538. A bibliography and guide to directories published in england and wales 1850 1950 and scotland 1773 1950, by gareth shaw and alison tipper. Winston churchill, 1960, in british phone books, 18801984. Got a question about your listing or a query about your phone book. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Birmingham birmingham mi dwest 45555 mi dwest 45555.

With more names, more addresses, more emails, more age data and more landline and mobile data than any other public facing people tracing system. This selfservice collection consists of yellow and white pages telephone directories for most u. Does anyone know whether there still exist telephone directories for london for 1950. Reverse search over 29 million uk only telephone numbers. Separate classified telephone directories for london were published in 19389 and from 1947, but for other areas of the uk separate classified sections in phone books do not appear until 1968. Have a look at our help and support area for all the answers you need. Nov 29, 2007 bt is putting its entire archive of old phone books online for genealogists, or anyone else, to browse, and a commercial genealogy company is opening up access to all uk burial records since 1538. If someone can help would be most grateful,traying to trace family members contact needed urgently. If instant search is negative for either landline or mobile then use the manual reverse search of over 115 million uk only land line and mobile numbers using your specialist search credits.

City directories on microfilm or microfiche and selected telephone books and county directories on microfilm are filed in cabinets in the 7th floor microforms area. Calls to 118 directory enquiries numbers often cost over. Images reproduced by courtesy of bt archives, london, england. Phone books are also very telling of an individuals economic and social status since telephone ownership is a prerequisite to an individuals inclusion within this collection. Area telephone codes, letters not numbers, 20th century. About british phone books, 18801984 this collection contains british phone books published between 1880, the year after the public telephone service was introduced to the uk, and 1984, from the historic phone book collection held by bt archives. The phone books date back to 1880 and contain 280 million names. Nysl holdings are listed below in alphabetical order by. Telephone directories is a place where you can look for information of people within the territory of the united states of america, this information is totally free and safe.