---------- > From: John Cramer <John.Cramer@DAS.STATE.OH.US> > To: OHIO-ROOTS-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU > Subject: [OHIO] Occupations of long ago (or was it only yeaterday?) > Date: Tuesday, December 08, 1998 2:47 PM > > From: "McLefresh, Jim" <JMcLeFresh@spokanecounty.org> > To: OHCLERMO-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Occupations of long ago (or was it only yeaterday?) > > Occupations: > 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 seams 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 curry comb; 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 cultivates 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 supplies. > 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 > ______________________________ > > From: "McLefresh, Jim" <JMcLeFresh@spokanecounty.org> > > JohnW > From: CCS-Genealogy Sig-Email List-jc > FYI- Delete if unwanted or forward to other interested people. > -- (:}) > JWCramer-HillTopUSA jcramer@gcfn.org > Also John.Cramer@das.State.OH.US > To a genealogist, everything is relative. > URL is: http://www.freeyellow.com/members2/jwcramer/ > My Surnames: Cramer, Schmitt / Smith, Hipple / Hippel, Trick / Truck, > Bulcher, Fisher / Frisher, Floyd, Foy, Gundish / Grandish, > Loy, Martin, Pequignot, Ratliff, Riddle, Smith, Snyder / Snider, > Wampler, Wantz, Washington. > COPYRIGHT NOTICE All materials contained in this email is furnished for > the free use of those engaged researching their family origins. 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