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From: Barbara Nichols <>
Subject: [FEATHERSTONE] [SCFAIRFI-L] Fwd: Occupations
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2000 08:13:09 -0600


>From another list.

>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 -
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