Census Occupations - Fustian Weaver
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Description: Someone who worked in the textile industry who wove the cotton, flax and wool together to create the fustian. The name may have originated in the suburb of Cairo called El-Fustat, where cloth was manufactured. By 1850 there were some 550 cotton mills in Lancashire, which had become the hub for the industry. Conditions in those mills were poor with aching head and limbs and nausea being commonplace, not to mention the over-crowding, the smell, the heat, lack of sanitation, the long hours and the repetitive, boring work. Workers developed tuberculosis, bronchitis and asthma thanks to the cotton lint in the air. Fustian mills also used candles to help with the poor lighting in the mills. However, this increased the threat of fires. to See also: Beater, Weaver, Fustian Cutter, Fuller, Beamer, Cotton Feeder, Cotton Winder, Beetler, Billier, Cotton Spinner, Cotton Scavenger, Cotton Weaver, Bobbin Carrier, Bobbin Turner.
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