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A History of the County of Warwick
… of the 18th century, for Saunders speaks of the jersey combers amounting to about two hundred; with their banners of … to be discontinued because of the decline of the jersey combers and flax dressers who principally supported them. 177 …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… mercers, sergemakers, say-makers, websters, and wool-combers inhabiting the town complained of unemployment caused … it may have had. 64 Cunningham, noting mention of wool-combers and skinners, failed to trace any craft guild in …
A History of the County of Warwick
… by 'a number of poor families', 20 perhaps the 'jersey combers and weavers' mentioned by Fretton. 21 In 1801-4 the …
A History of the County of Warwick
… Street, Earl Street area Cloth dresser 1 Spon Street Combers 4 Spon Street, Earl Street area Drapers 6 Gosford …
Magna Britannia
… of St. Mary the More one day, men and women; the worsted combers one day: the parishes did provide their dinner for …
Report on the Records of the City of Exeter
A History of the County of Leicester
… inhabited for the most part by tradesmen, viz. worsted combers and clothiers, for the streets being then a sweeping … that employers would refuse to engage members of the combers' union. Ibid. 24 Feb. 1803; 19 Sept. 1817. Felkin, … note to Table I. Including weavers, fellmongers, jersey combers, shearmen, dyers, hosiers, and silk weavers. …
A History of the County of Leicester
… from labourers, gardeners, chandlers, fellmongers, jersey combers, shearmen, weavers, and others. Some worked as master …
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