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Historical directory term
Lightermen, Ballastmen and Stevedores
Trade
Blue-collar / skilled or industrial
High manual labour
Rare / obsolete title
What did this occupation involve?
Waterside workers who moved cargo by lighter or barge, handled ship ballast and loaded or unloaded ships.
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
Port and cargo-handling workers
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
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