From the start it also covered Wales, together with more limited information relating to Scotland, Ireland, and other churches within the Anglican Communion.
This was especially true in the earlier editions which offered little or no information as to previous appointments, universities attended, or lists of publications by the clergy.
Cox remained as the Clergy List's publisher for many years, but by 1881 the title had been taken over by John Hall of Parliament Street, In 1888 it was further taken over by Hamilton, Adams & Company, of London's Paternoster Row.
[1] The later volumes were considerably expanded to include much greater biographical detail – broadly comparable with Crockford – but this was not sufficient to sustain the publication in the longer term.
At least as late as 1932 the latter continued to advertise on its preliminary pages that it "incorporated the Clergy List, the Clerical Guide and the Ecclesiastical Directory".