LIST OF 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
Fellmonger - 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 glassmanHacker - 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 andset 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 / SheriffSlater
- 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 - dburrows1@juno.com