Hello, Here are some sites which have the definitions of old occupations for your use. <A HREF="http://www.gendocs.demon.co.uk/trades.html">RANKS, PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS AND TRADES </A> http://www.gendocs.demon.co.uk/trades.html <A HREF="http://cpcug.org/user/jlacombe/terms.html">A List of Occupations</A> http://cpcug.org/user/jlacombe/terms.html <A HREF="http://www.onthenet.com.au/~tonylang/occupa.htm">The Langham Genealogy Page </A> http://www.onthenet.com.au/~tonyland.occupa.htm <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~ote/occs.htm">The OLIVE TREE Genealogy Homepaget </A> http://www.rootsweb.com/~ote/occs.htm Thanks John Lester