Shoreman (???)

[luclor97]

Have any of you can tell me what it meant to this profession?
I think it's a word obsoleted, which is no longer used in the U.S. ..

Thank you
luclor97

[luclor97]

And this ?

http://s16.postimg.org/5fk6c7z91/Rose_s_occupation.jpg

[Biff83]

Shoreman might be a longshoreman or dock worker who loads and unloads ships.

And this ?

http://s16.postimg.org/5fk6c7z91/Rose_s_occupation.jpg

Occupation is "wrapper". Industry is "drugs"

Biff

[Tessa78]

Shoreman might be a longshoreman or dock worker who loads and unloads ships.

And this ?

http://s16.postimg.org/5fk6c7z91/Rose_s_occupation.jpg

Occupation is "wrapper". Industry is "drugs"

Biff

Here is a page from the Classified Index of Occupations for the 15th US Census listing with the job "wrapper" - in the Chemical manufacturing industry.
http://books.google.com/books?id=9Yh6BP ... on&f=false

All of the jobs that are under 'longshoremanstevedore" begin on page 154 of the index above.

T.