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Historical directory term
Ferrymen
Trade
Blue-collar / skilled or industrial
High manual labour
Still recognisable or modern equivalent exists
What did this occupation involve?
The Sands directory used this heading for ferrymen. The precise work, services or business activities could vary between individual listings and establishments.
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.
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 classBlue-collar / skilled or industrial
Manual labourHigh
Typical work settingOutdoor / site / physical
Seen in supplied Sands indexes
1890
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