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A
Acater supplied food
Accomptant another name for an Accountant
Accipitrary name for a falconer
Accoutrement Maker made and supplied military accessories
Ackerman agricultural ploughman, or stock herder
Actuary public account keeper of business records
Administrator hired to take care of ones affairs
Aeronaut described a balloonist
Agister person responsible for the Ponies in the Royal Forest
Agricultural Implement Maker
Agricultural Machine Owner
Agricultural Labourer. often an itinerant
Alabasterer alabaster worker
Alhambria Twill Weaver
Alblastere archer who used a crossbow
Alchemist medieval name for a chemist
Alkali Manufacturer
Alderman senior councillor
Ale Conner or Ale Founder hired to test the measure and quality of mans
favourite beverage
Ale Draper seller of Ale
Ale Taster [ A job any man would love ] In the 14th century was hired by the
Lord of the Manor
Ale Tunner The old casks were known as Tuns and the Ale Tunner was the man
who filled the Tuns/casks
Alewife a female innkeeper
Almoner gave out alms or charity to the poor on behalf of the parish
Almsman received alms
Alnager official who examined the quality of woolen goods and stamped them
Ambler officer of the Royal Stable who broke in horses
Anchorsmith made anchors
Angle iron smith made angle iron
Ankle beater young herdsman
Annatto maker maker of dyes
Antigropelos Maker manufacturer of waterproof leggings
Anvil Smith
Apiarian beekeeper
Apothecary
Apparitor court official
Apprentice to Moulding
Apronman another name for a mechanic
Archill Maker made dye's
Arkwright maker of wooden chests or coffers
Army pay officer
Armiger Knights squire
Armourer made armour for Knights and ships
Architect & Surveyor
Assessor or Affeeror collected taxes, dues, and decided the amount for a
penalty occurred in the manorial courts
Assistant Farmer
Assistant in Beerhouse
Articefer craftsman
Assayer
Assay Master
Assistant in House Duties
Assistant Paper Maker
Assistant Paper Glazier
Auctioneer Appraiser
Auger maker
Articled Clerk Law,
Auctioneer
Axel Maker
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Baker
Back Washer worker in worsted manufacturing industry
Bagman a travelling salesman
Bailiff
Balister archer
Ballard Master in charge of ballast
Bal Maiden female mine surface worker
Bandster bound the wheat sheaves
Banksman in charge of cages at a mine
Bone Crusher
Bacon Dealer
Bricklayer Builder
Bookseller
Barman At Public House
Bargee
Barker another name for tanner
Barton person in charge of a farm owned by a Monastery
Basketman manufacturer of wicker items
Bast Dresser dressed fibre and matting
Battmaker - produced wadding
Baxter another term for baker
Bayweaver
Bedesman hired to pray for people
Bearer transported coal underground
Bedweaver
Beerhouse Keeper
Bellfounder
Bellman
Bellows Maker
Bender leather cutter
Besom Maker maker of brooms
Beverage maker
Billyman operated the Billy Roller, in the cotton industry
Binder
Black tray Maker maker of Japanned trays
Black Borderer made stationery with a black edge
Blanket Fact Overlooker
Blindsman Post Office Worker
Block Maker printing block engraver
Bloodletter
Blower worked the bellows for blacksmiths
Boardman maintained the table of the manor
Boatman
Bobber unloaded fishing boats
Bobbin Turner made bobbins
Body Maker maker of bodices
Boilermaker
Boiler & Bleacher in Paper Mill
Bolter sifted the meal
Bondman bound apprentice
Bone Lace Maker
Bonesetter
Bookholder known today as a prompter
Book Keeper in Cotton Mill
Boonmaster- surveyed roads
Boot catcher he pulled off the traveler's boots
Bootmaker
Borler maker of cheap clothes
Bottle Boy pharmacists assistant
Bottomer moved ore in a mine
Bowler yarn bleacher
Bowman or Women Crockery dealer
Bow Street Runner
Braider - made cords of leather
Brakeman winch operator at a mine or worker on a Train
Brass Finisher
Bread Baker
Brewers Traveller
Brightsmith metal worker
Broom Dasher sold brooms
Brow Girl - female surface worker at a pit
Brush and Broom Maker
Buckle tongue Maker
Buddle Boy maintained the vats in lead and tin mines
Burler clothing inspector
Bushell Maker cooper
Butler Domestic
Buttoner
Butter Merchant,
Button finisher
Buyer for Paper Mill
Back'us Boy kitchen servant
Badger a licensed pauper who wore a badge
Baginiokeeper the old brothel keeper
Baler baled hay
Ballast Heaver - loader of ballast
Baller measured balls of clay
Band filer worked in gun making
Banker digger of trenches
Barber
Bone Dealer
Blacking Maker
Boat Barge Builder
Boat and Barge Owner
Bargeman
Barge Mate
Barrister
Basil Worker worker of Goat and sheepskins
Basket Maker
Bathing Machine owner owned the changing huts at the Beach
Battledore Maker maker of carpet and clothes beaters
Beadle officer of the parish
Bead piercer / Beamer worker in textile industry
Beater treated cloth using water and earth
Beerseller
Beetler worked in textile trade
Bellhanger
Bellowfarmer looked after the church organ
Belly Builder - made the inside of a piano
Besswarden parish lifestock warden
Beethler at Bleachers
Biddy female servant
Bill Poster
Blacksmith,
Blacking Maker
Bladesmith
Bleacher
Blockcutter
Block Printer
Bloomer producer of iron
Boarding Officer ship inspecter
Boardwright maker of tables and chairs
Boatswain
Boat Builder Apprentice
Bobbin carrier Mill worker
Bodger woodworker
Boiler Plater plate maker for boilers
Boll power loom maintenance man
Bondager female farmworker who was bonded
Bone Button Turner
Bone mould Turner
Book Guilder
Book Keeper
Boot Maker
Bootbinder
Boot closer Shoe stitcher
Boothman corn merchant
Bottler
Bottom Maker moulder in the pottery industry
Bowdler worker in iron ore
Bowler maker of bowls and dishes
Bowlminder wool washer in the mills
Bowyer made bows
Brailer- maker of girdles
Brasiler dyer
Brass Founder/Brazier brass worker
Brewster female brewer
Bricklayer
Broker
Broom squire made brooms
Brownsmith copper and brass worker
Bucklesmith
Buckram Maker
Burgess representative of a borough
Burneman brewery worker
Busheler tailor's assistant
Butcher's Apprentice,
Butter Carver
Butcher,
Butty labour supplier to a mine
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Caddy Butcher sold horse meat
Cainer walking stick maker
Calenderer pressing machine operator
Calico Weaver
Camlet Merchant - sold camlet cloth
Candle Maker
Canal boat worker
Cantin Caller another name for auctioneer
Cap maker,
Cardroomer worker in the mills
Carder worker in the mills
Caretaker
Carner a granary keeper
Carrier Carter
Cart Wheeler made cart wheels
Cartwright
Castrator
Cattle and Sheep Dealer
Ceiler ceilings fixer
Cemmer worker in the mills
Chafferer sold chaff
Certified Schoolteacher
Caner
Chandler
Chaise Maker
Chambermaid
Charwoman
Chemical Worker
Checkweighman hired by Miners to check payment from the management of a mine
Cheese Factor
Cheesemonger
Certified Mistress Elementary School
Chiffonier a wig maker
Children's Nursemaid
Chippy shipwright or carpenter
Chiropodist
Cinch Maker
Civil Engineer
Clayman worked with clay
Clear Winder
Clerk of Peace
Clerk Architects
Clipper miner who attached coal carts to the haulage rope
Clogg Maker
Cloth Lapper Mill worker
Clothier
Clouter maker of nails
Coachman Groom
Coal Backer - carried coal from a coal barge in a sack and placed it in a
coal wagon
Coal broker
Coal Heaver offloaded coal
Coal Merchant
Coal Runner underground mine worker
Coal Miner
Coal Miner Banksman
Cod Placer Pottery Worker
Collector of Taxes
Colliery Carter
Colliery Labourer
Colliery Stoker
Coiner Coin stamper at the Mint
Collier
Colour man paint mixer or dye worker
Comb Maker
Commercial Clerk
Compositor type setter
Contractor for Public Works
Confectioner's Shopwoman
Cop Packer Cotton
Cooper
Coroner
Corn Miller
Coppersmith
Dogman or Doggy Miner in charge of haulage underground
Cotton Mill Worker
Cotton Weaver
Cotton Reeler
Cotton Mill Engine Tuedor
Cotton Clolte Stover
Cotton Waste Dealer
Cowkeeper
Cowherd herded cows
Creeler Carpet Mill
Crocker a potter
Crofter tenant of a small farm
Crofter Cott Dy
Currier cured hides
Cutter Minder in Paper Mill
Caddie errand boy/
Calciner made powdered lime from bones
Calander in Croft
Calico Printer
Cambric Maker
Campaner bell maker
Canal Service worker
Canvassor
Card Maker
Card Tenter
Card Nailor worker in the mills
Carman
Carpenter
Case Maker/
Cartographer made maps
Cashier Brewery
Cattle Jobber dealer in cattle
Caulker
Cellerman
Chaff Cutter
Certified Colliery Manager
Chairwoman
Chair bottomer
Chair Bodger
Chamberlain
Charcoal Burner
Chandler candle seller
Grocer Provisioner, usually associated with provisioning ships
Cheese monger
Cheeseman
Chelsea Pensioner
Chickweed Seller
Childbed Linen Warehouse Keeper
Chimney Sweep
Chippy's Labourer
Churchwarden
Cinder Wench woman who collected and sold cinders
Clay Carrier carried clay for a shotfirer
Clear Weaver
Clergyman
Clerk In Holy Orders
Clicker worker in printing industry or shoe trade
Clod Hopper a plowman
Clogger and Boot Repairer
Cloth Linter Mill worker
Cloth Finisher Bleach Work
Clothes Dealer and Outfitter
Coachman
Coach Omnibus Cab Owner
Coal Burner maker of charcoal
Coal Drawer moved coal carts underground
Coalman
Coal Higgler
Coal Hewer
Coal Miners Drawer
Coal Whipper Offloaded coal from ships using a basket
Cobbler
Coffin Maker and Undertaker
Colliery Engine Stoker
Colliery Fireman
Colliery Store Keeper
Colliery Bank Labourer
Collar Maker made collars for shirts or a maker of Horse Collars
Collector
Comber wool comber
Commercial Traveller
Confectioner
Confectioner Assistant
Cop Winder
Cop Shoverer
Cordwainer Man who worked with a Spanish Leather called Cordovan sometimes
used to describe a shoemaker
Colour Manufacturer
Copperas Manufacturer
Costermonger Sold Fruit
Coster wife Women who sold fruit
Cotton Spinner
Cotton Winder Frame Overlooker
Cotton Warper
Cotton Mule Operative
Cotton Toilet quilt Weaver
Cotton Mill Broomhand
Cow Man
Coxwain boat helmsman
Crimper press gang member
Crocheter
Crofter in Bleachwork
Cropper tenant That works for a share of the crop
Customs tax collector
Cutler
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Dairyman
Danter female overseer in a silk mill
Decimer elected householders representative
Delver Ditch Digger
Devil printer's errand boy
Dexter dyer
Dipper worker in the pottery trade
Distiller
Diviner water finder
Domestic Servant
Doorkeeper
Drainer made and laid drains
Drapers Salesperson / Drayman cart driver Dressmaker
Dresser from someone who dresses another, to the Textile Industry the title
had many uses
Dripping Man sold dripping [ cooked animal fat ] Druggist
Dustman
Dyer
Dyeworker
Dairy Maid
Dayman casual worker
Decorative Painter
Deputy At Coal Mine
Deviller worker in the textile industry
Dykeman hedger and ditcher
Dish Turner maker of wooden bowls
Distributor Workhouse parish official
Dock Master
Domestic Cook
Doubler Cotton Mill worker
Draper
Drawboy assistant in the shawl mills
Dressmakers Apprentice
Dressing Machine Maker
Drover
Drysalter sold dried meats pickles etc.
Drysalters Salesman
Dubbere raises the nap of cloth
Dry Stone Waller
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Ealdorman King's deputy of the court
East India Service
Ebonite Turner maker of combs or ornaments from ebonite and vulcanite
Editor
Engraver
Engine and Machine Maker
Engine Fitter
Engine Maker
Egg Factor
Egg Merchant
Ellerman name for oilman
Elymaker maker of oil
Embosser
Empresario
Engine Tenter stretched cloth in a woolllen mill
Engineer
Engineer Static
Engine Driver
Engineman in charge of ore crushing machinary in a mine
Engine Driver Static
Engine Filler
Engineering Pattern Maker
Enumarator
Embroiderer
Errand Boy
Esquire knights attendant
Eyer made the eyes in needles
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Faber artisan
Fabricator
Factor buying and selling agent
Fagetter sold firewood
Faker added colour to photographs
Falconer trains hawks
Fancy Pearl Worker
Fanner winnowed grain
Fanwright - maker of fans and winnowing baskets
Farrier
Farrier Labourer
Farmer
Farm Baliff
Farm Foreman
Farm Servant Indoor
Farm Waggoner
Feather Beater
Feather Dresser
Featherman sold feathers and plumes
Feather Wife woman who prepared feathers
Feeder herdsman
Feller woodcutter
Fellmonger removed hair or wool from hides
Felter worker with hats
Ferreter maker of ferret, a silk tape
Fettler cleaned machinery, boilers etc
Fiddler worker in Pottery
File Cutter maker of files
Filler Mill Worker
Fine Drawer repaired tears in cloth
Finisher of Cotton Cloth
Firebeater boilerman in a mill
Fire Beater Paper Mill
Fireman located gas in Mines title applied for boiler stokers on Trains and
Ships Firer In Leather Works
First Hand silk weaver who owned a loom
Fish Fag female fish monger
Fishmonger
Fisherman
Fishing Rod Tacklemaker
Fitter Steam Engine Maker
Flasher worker in glass industry
Flaxdresser
Flesher butcher
Fletcher arrowsmith
Fly Tenter in Cotton Mill
Footman
Foot Maiden
Foot Post letter carrier on foot
Foot Straightner watch and clock dial assembler
Forge Labourer
Forgeman
Forger blacksmith
Foreman Colliery
Foreman at Iron Foundry
Foreman at Gas Works
Foreman Dyer
Foreman Paper Maker
Fosset Maker Maker of Taps/faucets for casks
Fowler birdkeeper
Frame Spinner worked on a loom
Framer assembled framework on houses
Framework Knitter
Freemason stonecutter
Free Gospel unpaid Preacher
Fripperer dealt in old clothes
Fuller cloth worker
Furbisher metal polisher
Furnace Man
Fruiterer
Furrier Fur dealer
Fustian Weaver maker of corduroy
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Gaffer foreman
Gamekeeper
Galvaniser
Ganger foreman
Gaoler jailer
Gardener
Garlicmonger
Gas Manager checked for poisonous gas in a coal mine
Gas Stoker
Gatherer inserts blow iron into molten glass for the blower
Gatherers Boy assisted the gatherer
Gaunter glover
Gelder castrator
General Dealer
Getter coal face worker
General Inspector of Drainage
General Labourer
Gilder applied gold leaf
Gimler card engineer in a Mill
Ginger Beer Maker
Girdler mader of girdles and belts
Glasswright
Glass Cutter
Glass Hand
Glass Bottle Blower
Glazier
Glover makes and sells gloves
Goat keeper
Gosheter at house
Governess Teacher
Governess
Goldsmith
Grainer stained wood
Graver - carver or sculptor
Gravedigger
Grazier cattleman
Grieve bailiff, foreman, sheriff
Green Grocer
Grey Man in Bleachers
Grounder worker in leather tanning
Greensmith copper worker
Grocer
Grocers Assistant
Groom,
Gorzeman sold gorse
Gunsmith
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Haberdasher
Hacker maker of hoes
Hackler worker in linen industry
Hackneyman rented horse carriages
Hair dresser /
Hair Seating Merchant dealer in horse hair
Hairweaver weaver of horsehair
Hammerer a smithy
Hand Flowerer embroidered flowers etc
Handle Sticker Pottery Worker
Hansard made and sold weapons
Hatchler combed flax
Hatter
Haymonger
Hay and Forage Merchant
Hawker
Heald Knitter produced jersey fabric
Heck Maker manufacturer of a yarn guide
Hedger trimmed hedges
Hedge layer
Heelmaker maker of shoe heels
Hellier tiler, slater
Hempheckler flax worker
Hewer face worker in a mine
High Constable
Highway Labourer
Higgler dealer
Hodsman mason's labourer
Holster horse groom
Hooker a reaper in the16th century also term for a folding machine worker
in the textile industry
Hooper maker of hoops for casks
Horner worker in horn
Hosier
Hosiery Knitter
Hosteller innkeeper
Housemaid Domestic
House Carpenter
House Proprietor
Housewright house builder
Horse Dealer
Horse Clipper
Horse Man
Huckster
Huntsman
Hurriers girls aged 5-18 employed as coal-drawers in a mine
Husbandman tenant farmer
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Infirmarian Person in charge of infirmary
Inland Revenue
Innkeeper
Inspector of weights and measures
Insurance Agent
Intuinand ?
Clerk
Iron Dresser
Iron Founder
Iron Monger sold hardware made of iron
Iron Master owner or manager of a foundry
Iron Fitter
Iron Turner
Iron Shaper
Ivory Workers makers of Ivory goods
Iron Works
Wood ...Maker
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Jack Frame Tenter cotton industry worker
Jack Smith Manufactured lifting machinery
Jagger dealer in Fish
Jagger boy in charge of train in coal mine
Jagger man in charge of pack horse carrying iron ore
Japanner Varnisher
Jersey Coomber worker in Woollen Manufacture Industry
Jigerman - spinning wheel operator in a Pottery
Jigger in Coalmine
Joiners Apprentice
Joiner Builder
Journalist
Journeyman Skilled Worker who has finished an Apprenticeship and works for
others
Judge
Junior Clerk
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Keeker colliery weighman
Keeper Furnace Worker in charge of Furnace
Kempster wool comber
Kiddier dealer in young goats
Kilner Man in charge of a kiln
Knacker Dealer in old horses and other animals
Knappers Flint Makers
Knocker upper Paid to awaken workers early in a morning by using a long pole
to tap on bedroom windows [ Northern England ]
Knotter
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Labourer Boot Finisher
Labourer for Builders
Labourer for Engineers
Labourer to Boiler Makers
Labourer in Paper Mill
Laceman dealer in lace
Lace Master Lace Manufacturer
Lace Runner embroidered lace
Lady's maid
Lamplighter
Land Proprietor
Landowner
Land Surveyor
Land Steward
Land Agent
Lattener brass worker
Laundress
Lavender washer woman
Law Clerk
Lawyer
Layer worker in paper mill
Layerouter laid patterns on material
Lead Miner
Leather Dresser
Lessee of Tolls,
Lime Burner
Limner illustrator
Linener Maker of linen goods
Licenced Weigher at Colliery
Lithographic Printer
Livery Stable Keeper
Lock Keeper
Locksmith
Locksmith Whitesmith Assistant
Locomotive Engineers Draughtsman
Lodging House Keeper
Lorimer maker of horse accessories
Lorryman
Licensed Victualler
Lace Drawer child worker in lace work
Lungs alchemist's servant who fanned the fire
Luthier - maker of stringed musical instruments
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Machine Maker /
Machine and Engine Grinder /
Machine Slotting /
Machine Fitter /
Machine Fitter Apprentice /
Maderer sold garlic /
Magistrate /
Magistrate
Master Cotton Spinner /
Maid female servant /
Maid Domestic /
Mailguard /
Maise Maker maker of measures for
weighing fish /
Maker up and Packer /
Malemaker maker travelling bags
/
Maltster Factor /
Manager of Savings Bank /
Mangler worked a mangle /
Manufacturing Chemist /
Market Porter /
Marine Half Pay Officer /
Marbler stained in imitation
marble/
Mashmaker maker of mashvats for
mixing of malt /
Mason /
Master Canal Boat Crew /
Master Nailsmith /
Mate Boat Crew /
Mealman dealer of meal /
Mechanic /
Melder corn miller /
Mercer seller of cloth /
Merchant / Midwife /
Milesman railway worker who
maintained section of railway track /
Metal Broker/
Milk Seller /
Miller /
Millers Carman delivered flour to
the customers/
Milleress miller's wife /
Millpeck sharpened mill stones /
Milliner maker of womens' hats /
Millinery Shopwoman /
Millwright /
Mining Engineer /
Mineral Water Ajustment /
Ministry of Presbyterian Ch /
Mocado Weaver weaved woollen
cloth /
Mole catcher /
Mold Boy glassblowers assistant /
Monitor Elementary School /
Mothers Help Domestic /
Moulder Set up the moulds ready
for casting in the steel Industry /
Moulders Labourer/
Moulder in Iron Foundry /
Mower cuts grass with a scythe
/
Mudlark sewer cleaner /
Muffin Maker /
Muffin Man sold muffins from his
cart /
Mugseller /
Mule Minder Looked after spinning
mules in the cotton mills /
Muslin Finisher Bleacher /
Mustard Man maker of mustard
/Music Hall Professional/
Music Master /
Musician
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Narrow Weaver woove ribbons and tapes /
Navigator Canal building
labourer
Navvy/
Navy Half Pay Officer /
Nurseryman /
Needlewoman /
Nurse Sub Medical /
Necker Cardboard box worker /
Needle maker /
Netter net maker /
News Agent /
Night Watchman/
Nipper cartiers assistant lorry
boy
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Officer Of Local Board /
Officer Of Law Court /
Office Clerk /
Oilman seller of lamp oil /
Oiler and Greaser /
Onsetter attached baskets to the
rope at the pit bottom
Onsetter [ later term] miner that
loaded coal tubs into the cage /
Operative Warehouse /
Orrice Weaver designed lace
patterns /
Ostler stableboy /
Overlooker overseer /
Overman Mining official /
Oyster Merchant
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Packer packer of goods /
Packer in Milk War /
Packman travelling salesman who
carryied goods a pack /
Pack Thread Spinner thread and
twine maker /
Page boy training to be a
knight /
Page servant / Painter /
Painter [ artist] /
Paintress -woman who painted
pottery /
Paper Butter Printer/
Paper Stainer maker of wallpaper
/
Paper Sorter /
Paper Maker /
Paperer inserted needles into
the paper prior to selling /
Paper Rular set up inking pens in
Printing Industry /
Paper Glazer
Paper Finisher /
Paper Mill Mechanic /
Pargeter ornamental plasterer /
Parish Clerk /
Parish constable /
Paritor church officer who
attended court /
Parlour Maid /
Pastry chef /
Patten Maker made wooden soles
for shoes /
Pattern Maker maker of moulds in
foundrys /
Pavier laid paving stones /
Pawnbroker /
Peeler policeman /
Peddler /
Pelter one who worked with animal
skins /
Perfumer /
Perambulator surveyor /
Pewterer maker of pewter goods
/
Photographer /
Phrenologist felt the bumps on
peoples head to find out their charactor /
Physician /
Picker cast the shuttle on a loom
/
Piecer worker in a spinning mill
/
Pig Dealer /
Pikelet Maker /
Pikeman miller's labourer /
Pinner pin maker /
Pirn Winder cotton mill worker /
Pit Boy Coal /
Pit Brow Lass female surface
worker at a mine /
Plain Worker plain sewing worker
/
Plaiter maker of straw plaits /
Planker Felt Hat Worker /
Platelayer railway track layer /
Plasterer /
Patten Clog Maker /
Plowman /
Plow wright maker of plows/
Plumer maker of feather plumes
/
Plumber /
Plumber Apprentice /
Pointer /
Pointsman - railway worker /
Poleman surveyor's assistant /
Police Constable /
Pork Butcher /
Porter /
Post Office worker /
Post man /
Poster broke rocks in a quarry /
Potter /
Poultry Breeder /
Power Loom Tuner
Loom Maintenance man /
Power Loom Worker /
Practitioner Physician /
Pricker made small holes inside
ceramic sewer pipe prior to firing /
Priest /
Printer /
Printer Machine Man/
Private Tutor /
Prop Bobby miner who checked pit
props /
Proprietor of Lunatic Asylum /
Protestant Minister /
Provision Dealer /
Publisher /
Publican /
Puddler worked clay into
puddle, also Jackie Rix Lambert writes a puddler was someone who worked in
iron works he stirred the molten iron I saw on a web site about iron works
they were special men as they had to have an eye for getting iron just right
it was a very strenuous job and their live expectancy wasn't good they also
quaffed huge quantities of beer due to heat and hard psychical work
Pugger produced clay paste /
Pug Mill Operator operated a
machine for mixing clay and water /
Pump Maker /
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Quarry Owner /
Quarry Man /
Quarry Master /
Quiller yarn machine operator /
Quilter maker of quilted material
R
Raff Merchant sold cheap cloth /
Rag Engineer paper Mill /
Rag and Bone Man /
Rag Dealer /
Rag Gatherers Children employed to
clear rags from around machinery /
Rag Cutter /
Railroad engineer /
Railway Labourer /
Railway Porter /
Railway Wagon Builder /
Railway Inspector /
Railway Goods Clerk /
Railway Clerk /
Railway Engine Cleaner /
Railway Plate Driver /
Railway Carriage Examiner /
Railway Sorter /
Railway Signalman/
Railway Foreman Shunter/
Range Fitter Ironmonger /
Rason Grinder/
Rat catcher /
Rectifier distiller of alcoholic
/
Redesman Mine haulage maintenance
man /
Reedmaker made pipes for musical
instruments /
Reeler bobbing machine operator
/
Reeler Hooker in Croft /
Registrar of Births and Deaths /
Reed Maker /
Rector /
Reaper /
Renovator repairer /
Roof tiler /
Roller coverer Mill Worker /
Roller Turner /
Rolleyman Miner who maintained
roads underground /
Roll Turner carder of wool /
Roper maker of rope /
Rover archer /
Rubbler sorted out the
stones in a quarry /
Rugman seller of rugs /
Runner messenger
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Saddler /
Saddle Tree Maker maker of frames
for saddles /
Sagger Maker maker of fireclay
containers /
Salesman /
Saleswoman /
Salt Boiler /
Salter dealer in salt /
Sandwich board man /
Saw Doctor repaired saws /
Sawyer saws timber /
Sawyers Labourer /
Say Weaver maker of the material
Say /
Scappler shaped the Masons stone
/
School mistress /
Schoolmaster /
Screener screened ore /
Screwcutter /
Scrimer fencing master /
Scribbler worker in a scribbling
mill /
Scribbling Minder/
Scripture Reader /
Scrutineer Judge at an election /
Scutcher beat flax to soften it
/
Scullery Maid /
Scullion male servant /
Seal Presser worker in the glass
industry /
Secret Springer maker of watch
springs/
Secretary To Royal Infirmary/
Self Acting Minder in charge of a
automatic spinning mule /
Seamstress /
Sewing Clerk /
Sewing Machine Agent /
Sexton /
Shafting Greaser/
Shepherd /
Shearer /
Shearer Ironworks /
Sheargringer /
Sheath Maker maker of scabbards
for swords /
Sheriffs Officer /
Shingler roof tiler who used
wooden tiles called Shingles/
Shipowner /
Shipwright /
Shoe Maker, /
Shoesmith shoed horses/
Shop Keeper /
Shop Joiner /
Shop Girl Smallware /
Shot Firer used explosives in a
mine /
Shorthand writer /
Shunter moved wagons around in
the railway yards /
Shuttle Maker /
Sickleman reaper /
Silk Engine Turner weaving loom
worker in a Mill /
Silk Thrower - worker in silk /
Silk Dresser worker in Silk /
Silk Mercer sold silk items /
Silk Twister spun silk /
Silk Salesman /
Silversmith/
Size Maker /
Sizer Cotton Mill /
Skeiner Maker made wheels for
yarn spinning /
Skinner /
Skipmaker maker of skips for
mining and quarrying /
silk weaver /
Slater /
Smelter /
Slubber machine operator in
cotton spinning /
Soap Boiler /
Stockbroker /
Solicitor's Clerk /
Snuffermaker- maker of candle
snuffers /
Spicer dealer in spices /
Spinner /
Splitter splitter of stone or
timber /
Spindle Turner /
Spindle and Fly Maker /
Spindle and Fly Apprentice/
Spooner maker of spoons /
Spring Maker /
Spurrer -maker of spurs /
Solicitor /
Stallman a market stall owner /
Station Master /
Stationer/
Staymaker, /
Steam Hammer Driver /
Steel Manufacturer /
Steel Smelter /
Steeple Jack /
Steward managed property /
Stitcher /
Stitcher of Cotton Cloths /
Stitcher at Bleachworks /
Stoker /
Stocking Manufacturer /
Stone Mason /
Stone Merchant /
Storeman /
Stove Grate Fitter /
Strap Piecer in Mill /
Straw Plaiter /
Street cleaner /
Street vendor /
Striker blacksmiths labourer /
Stringer maker of strings for
bows /
Superintendent of Public Works /
Surfaceman mineworker who worked
above ground /
Surgeon /
Surveyor /
Swingler flaxbeater /
Sword Cutler
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T
Tailor /
Tally Clerk /
Tan Bark Stripper /
Tanner /
Taper Weaver /
Tapster - bartender /
Tar Boy /
Tassler maker of tassels /
Taverner /
Teacher Elementary /
Telegraph Messenger /
Telegraphist/
Tenter stretched cloth /
Terra Cotta Maker /
Thatcher/
Thresher /
Ticket Writer /
Tiemaker /
Tiger young livery groom /
Tiler, /
Tilt Maker /
Tillman Tilled the fields /
Timber Merchant /
Timekeeper Man /
Tinker /
Tin Miner /
tinsmith /
Tipper inserted metal tips on
arrows /
Tippler keeper of ale house/
Tipstaff policeman /
Tobacconist /
Tobacco Curer /
Tobacco Spinner /
Tobacconist Boy /
Toe Rag corn porter /
Toll Collector /
Tollgate Keeper /
Tool Helver maker of handles for
tools /
Toolmaker /
Touch Holer worker in gun
manufacturing industry /
Towel Weaver /
Town Chamberlin /
Tallow Chandler /
Town crier /
Tozer - worker in the wool
industry /
Trammer young miner /
Trapper Miner who opened and
closed doors for other miners /
Traveling Bible or religious book
salesman /
Truant officer /
Tax collector /
Traveling merchant /
Train driver /
Town watchman /
Travelling clothes salesman /
Tucker cleaned cloth items /
Turner lathe worker /
Turnpike Keeper /
Turnkey jail keeper
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U
Umbrella Parasol Staymaker /
Undertaker /
Union Relieving Officer /
Underviewer Mining official /
Upholsterer
V
Valet /
Valuater /
Vassel Menial servant /
Vatman / Verger /
Verge Maker maker of spindles
for clocks and watches /
Vermin Destroyer /
Vestment maker /
Veterinary Surgeon /
Victualler /
Viewer Mining Manager
W
Wagoner /
Wailer Miner who removed
impurities from coal /
Wainwright wagonbuilder /
Walker cloth worker /
Waller / Warder /
Warehouseman /
Warehouseman at Cotton Mill /
Warrener /
Washman tin coater /
Wasteman Miner whochecked for gas
/
Watchman /
Water Baliff /
Water Carrier /
Waterworks Labourer /
Waterworks Overlooker /
Waterman worked on rivers /
Wattle Hurdle Maker /
Watch Finisher /
Watchmaker /
Watch Pinion Maker /
Webster weaver /
Wellmaster /
Wellsinker /
Well Wright /
Wesleyan Preacher /
Wet Nurse /
Wetter dampened paper whist
printing /
Wharfinger owner of a wharf /
Wheel Tapper railway worker who
inspected wheels for defects /
Wheeler Miner in charge of pit
ponies /
Wheelwright /
Weaver /
Willow Minder In Paper Mill /
Whipmaker /
White Limer /
Whitesmith /
Whitening Roll Maker /
Wig maker /
Willow weaver /
Winder in Cotton Mill /
Winder at Hosiery Mill /
Wire Drawer/
Woodman /
Wood Carver & Gilder/
Wool Combers Book Keeper/
Wool Driver /
Wool Factor /
Woolstapler /
Woollen Cloth Manufacturer /
Wool Winder /
Worsted Manufacturer /
Wright
Y
Yardman /
Yarn Dyer /
Yeoman- farmer land owner /
Yateman- gate keeper/
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