Shipwrights in a medieval or fantasy town: how many, and where

About one household of shipwrights for every 110,000 townspeople. Counted as masters and heads of household: journeymen, apprentices and servants come on top. This ratio is counted in the Paris tax roll of 1292: only those who paid the taille, so fewer than there were.

Only where the town makes shipyards.

TownspeopleHouseholds
3,000none of its own, or one shared with the next town
10,000none of its own, or one shared with the next town
40,000none of its own, or one shared with the next town
150,0001

Where they work

The quays: along the water, among warehouses and boats. The districts of a town

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Other trades

Smiths, Weavers and fullers, Tanners and cobblers, Masons and carpenters, Potters, Glassmakers, Goldsmiths, Chandlers

Orders of magnitude for play: sourced figures and Hearth estimates together. Every source, and every figure still waiting for one, is listed in the builder under Sources.

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