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Historical directory term
Dray proprietors
Commercial / service occupation
White-collar / commercial
Low manual labour
Still recognisable or modern equivalent exists
What did this occupation involve?
Dray proprietors owned and operated drays, vans and cartage businesses used to move goods around a town or district.
Historical wording: Housetory describes occupations according to the period and evidence available. Gender is retained where it is historically meaningful to a title or role; otherwise it is not assumed.
Modern equivalent / closest comparison
Freight / removals operator
How Housetory classifies this entry
These classifications are present-day aids to help readers understand the character of the work. They sit alongside, rather than replace, the historical wording used in Sands and other sources.
Entry typeCommercial / service occupation
Modern work classWhite-collar / commercial
Manual labourLow
Typical work settingCommercial / customer-facing
Seen in supplied Sands indexes
1905
Housetory connections
As Sands observations are linked to the canonical Trades & Professions registry, this area can show the people, houses, streets and directory years where this occupation appears in Housetory.
Planned linkage
House → resident → Sands evidence → occupation → other people and places