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From: "Barbara Hubbard" <>
Subject: Fwd: [THOMPSON-L] Fwd: Old Occupations
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 18:07:29 -0500


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>>From: Mary <>
>>To:
>>Subject: [THOMPSON-L] Fwd: Old Occupations
>>Date: Wed, 23 Jun 1999 06:07:26 -0500
>>
>>This came from another list I belong to and I thought there may be folks
>>here interested also. I learned a lot. I have seen some of these and
>>wondered what they were. Occupations seem to have changed a lot over the
>>years.
>>Mary
>> >
>> >
>> >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 -
>> >
>> >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 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
>> >
>>
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