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-I'- SPRING 2000
Judge Edward F. Butler
Genealogical Gleanings
by JUDGE EDWARD F. BUTLER, SR.
Genealogy Editor
The following list of genealogical
definitions offer some strange words to
our modern vocabulary. They may be
extremely helpful in your family his-
tory research. It is suggested that you
copy this list and put it in you geneal-
ogy notebook that you take to the li-
brary. This list was obtained from Dan
Burrows whose e-mail is
dburrows1@juno.com.GENEALOGICAL DEFINITIONS
Accomptant.....Accountant
Almoner.....Giver of charity
Amanuensis.....Secretary, 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.....Fills up cracks (in ships or windows) or
seems to make them watertight by using tar or oa-
kum-hem fiber produced by taking old ropes apartI
Chaisemaker.....Carriage maker
Chandler.....Dealer or trader; maker or seller of
candles; retailer of Texas Ranger Sgt A
groceries wife), the recipien
Chiffonnier.....Wig maker Enforcemenit Con
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 composi-
tors and arranged it in due form ready for printing; one who makes eye-
let 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 incorporat-
ing oil or grease
Docker.....Stevedore, dock worker who loads and un- 1
loads cargo
Dowser.....One who finds water using a rod or witch-
ing stick
Draper.....A dealer in dry goods
Drayman.....One who drives a long strong cart with- Sgt. Jimny D D
out fixed sides for Police Departmien
carrying heavy loads Fire Safety Comn
Dresser.....A surgeon's assistant in a hospital his work with.
Drover.....Drives cattle, sheep, etc. to market; a dealerAnd
t o
ie]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....Removes hair from hides in prep 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 flay
Haymonger.....Dealer in hay
Hayward.....Keeper of fences
Higgler.....Itinerant pedd ler
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 fa rmer who cultivated the land
Jagger.....Fish peddler
Journeyman.....One who had sern ed his apprentice-
ship and mastered his craft, not bound to sere a ma s
ter, but hired by the day
Joyner / Joiner..... A skilled carpenter
Keeler.....Bargeman
Kempster.....Wool comber
Lardner.....Keeper of the cu pboa rd
Lavender.....Washer woman
Lederer.....Leather maker
Leech.....Physician
Longshoreman.....Stevedore
rewe Carter (and Lormer.....Maker of horse gea r
f the SAR Law Malender.....Farmer
'ndation Medal 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 cuiI
into the end
Peregrinator.....Itinerant o
Peruker.....A wig maker
Pettifogger.....A shyster 1a u t
Pigman.....Crockery dealer
Plumber.....One who applied sheet lead I
and set lead frames for plain or stained p I In 1
dows.
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.....Makes, repairs or sells saddles or other
furnishings for horses
oor of the Abilene Sawbones.....Physician
ecipient of the SAR Sawyer.....One who saws; carpenter
rdation Medal for Schumacker.....Shoemaker
e Bomb Squad. Scribble.....A minor or worthless authortti . ".
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