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Historical directory term
Nurserymen, Seedsmen and Florists
Trade
Skilled trade / craft
Medium manual labour
Still recognisable or modern equivalent exists
What did this occupation involve?
Nurserymen, Seedsmen and Florists grew and sold plants, seeds and flowers for gardens, agriculture, decoration and landscaping.
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 classSkilled trade / craft
Manual labourMedium
Typical work settingWorkshop / manual / mixed
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