DGS Newsletter, Volume 23, Number 7, August-September 1999 Page: 125
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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 Innkeeper with fixed prices
Keeper
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 Doorkeeper
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 TailorOLD TITLE CURRENT TITLE
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 Junior barrister
gownsman
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
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