I found this on one list, forwarded it to another and got many thanks, so I
think you may find it useful too.

Martin

From: Wilson Roberts 
Subject: Re: Cordwainer
Subject: : OCCUPATIONS CHART for Reference

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 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 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 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
Yeoman          Farmer who owns his own land

 



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