Dictionary of Old Occupations and Trades |
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| Anchor Smith | - Smith who made Anchors, they were often also chain makers. | |||||
| Anchoress | - Female who lives the scholarly life a hermit or religious recluse. | |||||
| Anchorite | - Male who lives the scholarly life a hermit or religious recluse. | |||||
| Angle Iron Smith | - Angle iron maker producing a section of steel bent to form a right angle. | |||||
| Anilepman | - Tenant of a smallholding belonging to a manor. | |||||
| Ankle Beater | - Child who assisted in driving cattle often to market. | |||||
| Annatto Maker | - Dye maker for printing or paint industries. | |||||
| Annuitant | - Person receiving payment from an Annuity, similar to today’s pensioner. | |||||
| Antigropelos Maker | - Maker of waterproof leggings or boots. | |||||
| Anvil Smith | - Maker of anvils and hammers as used by blacksmiths. | |||||
| Apiarian | - Beekeeper. | |||||
| Apothecary | - Sold patented medicines as well as preparing their own remedies. | |||||
| Apparitor | - Official who summoned witnesses to the ecclesiastical courts. | |||||
| Apprentice | - Apprentices were usually bound to a journeyman/master who was already skilled in their chosen trade, this could happened from as young as 13 years of age. They then trained with their master until at the age of 21 they became journeyman themselves and could then take on their own apprentices. | |||||
| Appraiser | - Appraised (Valued) goods. | |||||
| Aproneer | - London shopkeeper. | |||||
| Apronman | - Mechanic. | |||||
| Aquarius Ewar | - Waterman/Water carrier. | |||||
| Aquavita Seller | - Sold Alcohol “nothing to do with the league of gentlemen”. | |||||
| Arbiter | - Person who arbitrated disputes. | |||||
| Archiator | - Physician/Doctor. | |||||
| Archil Maker | - Made a purple dye called Archil for use in the textile industry this was created by bruising lichens to which were added spirits and quick lime. | |||||
| Ark Man | - Worked in the pottery industry producing slip in a tank called an ark. | |||||
| Arkwright | - Maker of wooden chests called arks. | |||||
| Armiger Squire or Armiger | - A) A young nobleman who carried a knight’s armour B) A person entitled to bear a heraldic or coat of arms. | |||||
| Armourer | - A) Made suits of armour for wear B) Maker of firearms or weapons. | |||||
| Arrowsmith | - Maker/Forger of metal arrowheads. | |||||
| Art Ware Maker | - Cast ornamental articles in the Pottery Trade. | |||||
| Artificer | - A) Soldier skilled in a trade B) Craftsman/Inventor C) Skilled worker. | |||||
| Artisan | - A) Skilled craftsman or artificer B) Person who distresses wooden items to make them appear old. | |||||
| Artist Painter | - Artist and expert hand painter who decorated pottery. | |||||
| Ashery worker | - Worker at a Factory or Ash Pit where hardwood was converted in to pear or potash. | |||||
| Ashman | - Dustman/Refuse collector. | |||||
| Assayer | - Tested metal to check its purity. | |||||
| Assay Master | - Was in charge of an Assay office where metal was check for purity and Gold and Silver Hallmarked. | |||||
| Auger Maker | - Produced Augers which were a type of hand operated drill used by carpenters. | |||||
| Aulnager | - Official who examined woollen goods for quality and applied the stamp/town seal of approval. | |||||
| Aurifaber | - Goldsmith | |||||
| Avener | - Army Officer under the Master of Horse in charge of obtaining oats for the stables and managing the accounts. | |||||
| Avowry | - A) An Advocate B) Lord of the Manor | |||||
| Axel Tree Maker or Turner | - Produced axles for carts and wagons. | |||||
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| © J Hewitt Family Researcher | ||||||