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Historical directory term
Dyers and Scourers
Trade
Skilled trade / craft
Medium manual labour
Still recognisable or modern equivalent exists
What did this occupation involve?
Dyers and Scourers dyed cloth or garments and cleaned textiles by scouring out grease, dirt and stains.
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
Textile dyer / dry cleaner / textile cleaner
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 typeTrade
Modern work classSkilled trade / craft
Manual labourMedium
Typical work settingWorkshop / manual / mixed
Seen in supplied Sands indexes
188418901905
Historical headings / variants
- Dyers and Scourers
- Dyers and Cleaners1884, 1890, 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