Capital Regional District, British Columbia Online Historical Directories

Capital Regional District, British Columbia Online Historical Directories

Expand your research by checking out the British Columbia Online Historical Newspapers here.

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Victoria City Directory, Mallandaine, 1860 - Free (Vancouver Public Library)

Victoria City and British Columbia Provincial Directories and Guides, Howard & Barnett, 1863 - Free (Vancouver Public Library)

San Francisco Department Directory, Mallandaine, 1860 - Free (Vancouver Public Library)

 - a special business directory highlighting the commercial houses of Victoria and San Francisco

Pacific Coast Business Directory, Langley, 1867 - Free (Vancouver Public Library)

 - Part I, Part II, Part III

Victoria City and British Columbia Colony Directories, Mallandaine, 1868 - $ (Ancestry*)

 - list of businessmen and professionals in British Columbia begins at image 29

Victoria City and British Columbia Colony Directories, Mallandaine, 1868 - Free (Vancouver Public Library)

Victoria City and British Columbia Colony Directories, Mallandaine, 1869 - $ (Ancestry*)

Victoria City and British Columbia Colony Directories, Mallandaine, 1869 - Free (Vancouver Public Library)

Victoria City and British Columbia Provincial Directories, Mallandaine, 1871 - Free (Vancouver Public Library)

Victoria City and British Columbia Provincial Directories, Mallandaine, 1874 - Free (Vancouver Public Library)

Pacific Coast Directory, Mckenny, 1883-4 - Free (Our Roots)

Puget Sound Directory, Polk, 1887 - $ (Ancestry - U.S. or Library Edition)

 - includes Victoria

Vancouver and Victoria City Directories, Henderson, 1890 - Free (Our Roots)

Victoria and Nanaimo City Directories, Williams, 1890 - Free (Our Roots)

British Columbia Provincial Directory, Williams, 1892 - Free (Our Roots)

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