Dictionary of Old Occupations and Trades |
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| Boxmaster | - Guild treasurer. | ||||
| Bozzler | - Parish constable. | ||||
| Brabener | - Weaver. | ||||
| Brachygrapher | - Stenographer/Shorthand writer. | ||||
| Braider | - Produced cord by twisting twine or strips of leather. | ||||
| Brailler | -Made Girdles from elasticated material. | ||||
| Brakeman or Brakesman | - A) Operated the brakes on trains B) Operated the winding gear at the pithead to raise and lower the cage. | ||||
| Brasiler | - Dyer who used red dye extracted from the Brazilian Red Wood. | ||||
| Bratman | - Maker of coarse garments. | ||||
| Brazier | - Brass worker. | ||||
| Brickman | - Bricklayer | ||||
| Breech Maker | - Maker of gun breeches. | ||||
| Brewster | - Brewer of ale originally a female occupation. | ||||
| Bridewell Keeper | - In charge of a house of correction/prison. | ||||
| Bridgeman or Bridger | - Bridge toll collector. | ||||
| Brightsmith | - Smith who works with white or bright metals such as tin. | ||||
| Brimstone Refiner | - Refined sulphur which was used to make black gunpowder. | ||||
| Broadcloth Weaver | - Wove broadcloth an extra wide tightly woven fabric of silk, cotton or wool. | ||||
| Brogger | - Unlicensed wool dealer. | ||||
| Broker | - Person who acts as a salesman for another for a fee. | ||||
| Broom Dasher | - Broom seller. | ||||
| Broom Squire | - Made brooms also known as a besom maker. | ||||
| Broiderer | - Embroiderer. | ||||
| Brow Girl | - Female pithead worker. | ||||
| Brownsmith | - Smith who worked with brass and copper see also white and black smith. | ||||
| Brush Drawer or Brush wirer | - Fixed the bristles into the brush handle using lengths of wire to hold each bunch of bristles in place. | ||||
| Brush Stale Maker | - Made brush/broom handles. | ||||
| Brusher | - Miner employed to widen passages. | ||||
| Bucklesmith or Buckler | - Made buckles for belts. | ||||
| Buckle Tongue Maker | - Produced the pointed metal (Tongue) part of the buckle. | ||||
| Buckram Maker | - Produced buckram a stiffening agent commonly glue used like starch on fabric prior to embroidery. | ||||
| Buck Washer | - Laundress. | ||||
| Buddleboy | - Responsible for ore washing vats and their upkeep as used in the tin and lead mining industries. | ||||
| Buddler | - Ore washer as used in the tin and lead mining industries this job was done by both women and children. | ||||
| Bullwhacker | - Wagon driver they acquired this name because they whacked the oxen to keep them moving. | ||||
| Bum Bailiff | - Arrested debtors. | ||||
| Bummaree | - Middleman in the fish trade. | ||||
| Bummer | - Soldier who took food and other needed items from the local’s. | ||||
| Bump Mill Hand | -Worked to produce candlewick yarn known as bumb which was woven from waste flax | ||||
| Bunter | - Rag & bone woman. | ||||
| Bureler | - Produced borel a coarse woollen. | ||||
| Burgess | - Citizen of a borough or freeman. | ||||
| Burmaiden | - Lady in waiting or chambermaid. | ||||
| Burneman | - Carried the yeasty barm for brewers. | ||||
| Burnisher | - metal polisher. | ||||
| Burye Man | - Grave digger. | ||||
| Bushel Maker | - Cooper (Cask or barrel maker). | ||||
| Busheler | - Tailors assistant. | ||||
| Busker | - Hair dresser. | ||||
| Buss Maker | - Gunsmith. | ||||
| Butler | - Normally head of the household servants reporting to the master, mistress or in some cases the housekeeper. | ||||
| Butner | - A) Cooper or barrel maker B) Button maker. | ||||
| Butter Carver | - Carved designs into butter pats. | ||||
| Butty | - Supplied and paid his own workers to mine an agreed amount of coal for a fee. | ||||
| Button Carder | - Sewed buttons onto printed cards ready for sale. | ||||
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| © J Hewitt Family Researcher | |||||