Worth Passing on...... > > 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 > > 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.....An 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.....Bleacher of cloth > Wright.....Workman, especially a construction worker > Yeoman.....Farmer who owns his own land