Kelly’s, White’s and Hunt’s were all trade directories that listed  businesses and tradespeople in a particular city, town or village. (Kelly’s was also known as Harrod & Co). In effect, they were early versions of today’s Yellow Pages. They normally start with a short general description of the town or village and then list the professions, businesses and tradespeople operating there. They provide an invaluable snapshot of a locality on the date published.
The directories available here are shown below. Click on any of your choice to open a new window in a pdf.
In addition displayed below is a selection of the narrative from just a few of the directories that describe Martham in the year shown.
![](http://marthamnorfolk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/1836-Whites-Directory-top-943x1024.jpg)
![](http://marthamnorfolk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/1850-Hunt-Co-Directory-top-1024x430.jpg)
![](http://marthamnorfolk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/1854-Whites-Directory-1024x872.jpg)
![](http://marthamnorfolk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/1864-Whites-Directory1.jpg)
![](http://marthamnorfolk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/1864-Whites-Directory2.jpg)
![](http://marthamnorfolk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/1877-Kellys-Directory-728x1024.jpg)
![](http://marthamnorfolk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/1879-Kelly-Directory-whole-880x1024.jpg)
![](http://marthamnorfolk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/1894-95-Gazettee-1024x725.jpg)
![](http://marthamnorfolk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/1896-Kellys-Directory-top.jpg)
![](http://marthamnorfolk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/1937-Kellys-Directory-top-1024x866.jpg)
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