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