I found this very interesting and thought it might be handy. Bill -----Original Message----- From: Janmim@aol.com <Janmim@aol.com> To: QUAKER-ROOTS@rootsweb.com <QUAKER-ROOTS@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, September 20, 1998 3:22 PM Subject: List.of.Occupations. >Fellow.Researchers > >I.thought.the.following.from.the.Lower-Delmarva-Roots.list >would.be.of.interest. > >Janet.Hunter > > >Forward From: Daniel H. Burrows <dburrows2@JUNO.COM> >To: PENNSYLVANIA-ROOTS-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU >Subject: [PENN] >OCCUPATIONS CHART >Date: Saturday, June 14, 1997 9:48 AM > >t seems the War Chart was such a popular item (and a revised edition >with additions and minor corrections is planned in a month or so) I have >put together this "LIST OF OCCUPATIONS" used in the older records. 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 War Chart 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-hemp 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 > > >==== QUAKER-ROOTS Mailing List ==== >Post a Quaker Query - http://www.rootsweb.com/~quakers/queries.htm >