Census Occupations - L - Lighterman
Below are some resources I recommend if any of your ancestors in your family tree were lightermen.
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Description: Someone who worked in the transportation industry, specifically someone who sailed a lighter (or barge). They used these vessels to transport goods from docked ships to the quayside. See also Mariner, Sailor, Boatman, Able Seaman, Seaman.
Websites:
Description of a lighterman in Victorian Lambeth, London
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