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Subject: Old Occupations


 This came through on another list and thought it might be helpful to some.
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> Beulah
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> << >Old 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
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, ship supplier
>  >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           Bleach of cloth
>  >Wright              Workman, especially a construction worker
>  >Yeoman            Farmer who owns his own land
>  >
>  >compiled by Dan Burrows
>  >"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 - [email protected] >>
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