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• 1638 - Inhabitants by Parish: Courtesy of British History Online
• 1677 - The Little London Directory of 1677 (Merchants and Bankers) is available for free at Don's List and Google Books.
• 1695 - London Inhabitants with the Walls: Courtesy of British History Online
• 1774 - Kent's London and Westminster Directory, 1774 is available for free at London Lives.
• 1794 - Kent's London and Westminster & Borough of Southward online at London Ancestor.
• 1808-1919 - 81 London trade directories are available for free on the website Historical Directories covering the following years: 1808, 1841, 1846, 1852, 1853, 1882, 1884, and 1889-1919 (missing 7 years).
• 1823 - Kent's Original London Directory: 1823 at Google Books.

Courtesy of Historical Directories, a University of Leicester Project:

• 1808, 1841, 1846, 1852, 1853, 1882, 1884, 1889-1890, 1893-1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1899, 1901, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1911, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919