Dictionary of Old Occupations
Definitions of jobs Soap Maker - Splitter
Soap Maker: manufactured soap. European soap manufactured after the 16th century was made from vegetable oils rather than animal fats.
Soaper: alternative name for a Soap Maker.
Sojourner: traveller, travelling merchant or vagrant.
Sojourner Clothier: a travelling merchant selling clothing.
Soldier: member of the land based armed forces.
Sole Cutter: made the soles for boots and shoes by cutting the leather.
Solicitor: legal professional.
Solid Iron Grinder: alternate term for a Sad Iron Grinder, who worked on the manufacture of sad irons, which were also known as solid irons. See Sad Iron Grinder for further details.
Sondesman: alternative name for a Sandesman, who was a messenger, ambassador or envoy.
Soper: made soap, probably by boiling vegetable oil rather than animal fat.
Souter: Cobbler.
Soyor: probable misspelling of Sawyer.
Spade Tree Maker: alternate term for a Spade Tree Turner, who made wooden spade handles on a lathe.
Spade Tree Turner: turned wooden handles on a lathe. The handles were subsequently fitted with a metal spade head and used for digging.
Spallier: low ranking job in a tin works.
Spectioner: worked on a whaling boat.
Sperviter: the medieval term for a keeper of sparrow-hawks. In later times, may have been used as a sparrow keeper or bird keeper.
Spindle and Fly Maker: made spinning machine components.
Spinner: worked in the textile industry, spinning yarn.
Spinster: an unmarried woman or girl of marriageable age. Derives from the original meaning of a woman who span wool at home for a living, thereby living independently of a man.
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Spirit Merchant: sold wines and spirits.
Spit Boy: a kitchen worker, who turned spits in the fireplace to rotate food so that it cooked evenly.
Spittleman: hospital attendant or Porter.
Splitter: a woodcutter or stonecutter.
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