Early 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 rope 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 | - 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 |
| Related Link: Archaic Medical Terms |
This information was provided by
Joan M Benner and we would like to thank her.
Her professional page can be seen at:
Golden Rule Genealogy.
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