Hi fellow listers! I just received these neat old fashioned occupation names and their definitions from a friend who does her research mostly in England; she got it sent to her via one of her lists. Hadn't seen it on this list so thought it might be new to some/all of us. Happy hunting, Cheers! Amy >> > >I put these 130 items together from many sources and used it as a >handout for our local Orange County (NY) Genealogical Society. I >was asked by many recipients if the CHART could be forwarded to other lists or used in local newsletters. The answer is yes -- please share this information. >> >> Dan Burrows >> dburrows1@juno.com >> dburrows2@juno.com >> >> Accomptant Accountant >> Almoner Giver of charity to the needy >> Amanuensis Secretary or stenographer >> Artificer A soldier mechanic who does repairs >> Bailie Bailiff >> Baxter Baker >> Bluestocking Female writer >> Boniface Keeper of an inn >> Brazier One who works with brass >> Brewster Beer manufacturer >> Brightsmith Metal Worker >> Burgonmaster Mayor >> Caulker One who filled up cracks (in ships or windows or seems to make them watertight by using tar or oakum-hem fiber produced by taking old ropes apart >> Chaisemaker Carriage maker >> Chandler Dealer or trader; one who makes or sells candles; retailer of groceries >> Chiffonnier Wig maker >> Clark Clerk >> Clerk Clergyman, cleric >> Clicker The servant of a salesman who stood at the door to invite customers; one who received the matter in the galley from the compositors and arranged it in due form ready for printing; one who makes eyelet holes in boots using a machine which clicked. >> Cohen Priest >> Collier Coal miner >> Colporteur Peddler of books >> Cooper One who makes or repairs vessels made of staves & hoops, such as casks, barrels, tubs, etc. >> Cordwainer Shoemaker, originally any leather worker using > leather from Cordova/Cordoba in Spain >> Costermonger Peddler of fruits and vegetables >> Crocker Potter >> Crowner Coroner >> Currier One who dresses the coat of a horse with a > currycomb; >> one who tanned leather by incorporating oil or > grease >> Docker Stevedore, dock worker who loads and unloads cargo >> Dowser One who finds water using a rod or witching stick >> Draper A dealer in dry goods >> Drayman One who drives a long strong cart without fixed sides >> for carrying heavy loads >> Dresser A surgeon's assistant in a hospital >> Drover One who drives cattle, sheep, etc. to market; a dealer in cattle >> Duffer Peddler >> Factor Agent, commission merchant; one who acts or > transacts business for another; Scottish steward or bailiff of an estate >> Farrier A blacksmith, one who shoes horses >> Faulkner Falconer >> Fell monger One who removes hair or wool from hides in >> preparation for leather making >> Fletcher One who made bows and arrows >> Fuller One who fulls cloth;one who shrinks and thickens woolen cloth by moistening, heating, and pressing; one who cleans and finishes cloth >> Gaoler A keeper of the goal, a jailer >> Glazier Window glassman >> Hacker Maker of hoes >> Hatcheler One who combed out or carded flax >> Haymonger Dealer in hay >> Hayward Keeper of fences >> Higgler Itinerant peddler >> Hillier Roof tiler >> Hind A farm laborer >> Holster A groom who took care of horses, often at an inn >> Hooker Reaper >> Hooper One who made hoops for casks and barrels >> Huckster Sells small wares >> Husbandman A farmer who cultivated the land >> Jagger Fish peddler >> Journeyman One who had served his apprenticeship and mastered his craft, not bound to serve a master, but hired by the day Joyner / Joiner A skilled carpenter >> Keeler Bargeman >> Kempster Wool comber >> Lardner Keeper of the cupboard >> Lavender Washer woman >> Lederer Leather maker >> Leech Physician >> Longshoreman Stevedore >> Lormer Maker of horse gear >> Malender Farmer >> Maltster Brewer >> Manciple A steward >> Mason Bricklayer >> Mintmaster One who issued local currency >> Monger Seller of goods (ale, fish) >> Muleskinner Teamster >> Neatherder Herds cows >> Ordinary Keeper Innkeeper with fixed prices >> Pattern Maker A maker of a clog shod with an iron ring. A clog was a wooden pole with a pattern cut into the end >> Peregrinator Itinerant wanderer >> Peruker A wig maker >> Pettifogger A shyster lawyer >> Pigman Crockery dealer >> Plumber One who applied sheet lead for roofing and set lead frames for plain or stained glass windows. >> Porter Door keeper >> Puddler Wrought iron worker >> Quarrier Quarry worker >> Rigger Hoist tackle worker >> Ripper Seller of fish >> Roper Maker of rope or nets >> Saddler One who makes, repairs or sells saddles or other furnishings for horses >> Sawbones Physician >> Sawyer One who saws; carpenter >> Schumacker Shoemaker >> Scribler A minor or worthless author >> Scrivener Professional or public copyist or writer; notary public >> Scrutiner Election judge >> Shrieve Sheriff >> Slater Roofer >> Slopseller Seller of ready-made clothes in a slop shop >> Snobscat/Snob One who repaired shoes >> Sorter Tailor >> Spinster A woman who spins or an unmarried woman >> Spurrer Maker of spurs >> Squire Country gentleman; farm owner; justice of peace >> Stuff gown Junior barrister >> Stuff gownsman Junior barrister >> Supercargo Officer on merchant ship who is in charge of cargo and the commercial concerns of the ship. >> Tanner One who tans (cures) animal hides into leather >> Tapley One who puts the tap in an ale cask >> Tasker Reaper >> Teamster One who drives a team for hauling >> Thatcher Roofer >> Tide waiter Customs inspector >> Tinker Am itinerant tin pot and pan seller and repairman >> Tipstaff Policeman >> Travers Toll bridge collection >> Tucker Cleaner of cloth goods >> Turner A person who turns wood on a lathe into spindles >> Victualer A tavern keeper, or one who provides an army, navy, or ship with food >> Vulcan Blacksmith >> Wagoner Teamster not for hire >> Wainwright Wagon maker >> Waiter Customs officer or tide waiter; one who waited on the tide to collect duty on goods brought in >> Waterman Boatman who plies for hire >> Webster Operator of looms >> Wharfinger Owner of a wharf >> Wheelwright One who made or repaired wheels; wheeled > carriages, etc. >> Whitesmith Tinsmith; worker of iron who finishes or polishes the work >> Whitewing Street sweeper >> Whitster Bleach of cloth >> Wright Workman, especially a construction worker >> Yeoman Farmer who owns his own land > > > > y