Rob said: > In the 1851 census my GG grandfather Robert Anderson is > described as being 'A Colourman's Clerk'. > Anybody advise me as to what a Colourman would be doing and > what would he be colouring? A Colourman was someone who mixed the dyes in the textile trade. The term was also used for assistants to a house painter. Reg in New Zealand reg@clear.net.nz