Olde Occupations
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Olde Occupations
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| Acater | supplied food provisions |
| Accipitrary | falconer |
| Accomptant | accountant |
| Accoucheur | man who acts as a midwife |
| Accoucheus | man who acts as a midwife |
| Accoucheuse | midwife |
| Accoutre | supplier of military accessories |
| Accoutrement Maker | supplier of military accessories |
| Ackerman | ploughman; ox herder |
| Acreman | ploughman; ox herder |
| Actuary | kept public accounts of business |
| Advertisement Conveyancer | sandwich board man |
| Administatrix | female administrator |
| Administrator | directed the affairs of another |
| Advocate Depute | (Scottish) law officer who could act a public prosecutor |
| Advowee | nobleman who had the right to present a clergyman to a benefice |
| Aeronaut | balloonist or a trapeze artist in the circus or music halls |
| Affeeror | official in the manorial courts who assessed the monetary penalty and collected taxes and dues |
| Agister | official of the Royal Forests; New Forest - title for the one in charge of the ponies |
| Alabasterer | worked with alabaster |
| Alblastere | crossbow man |
| Alchemist | medieval chemist who claimed to be able to turn base metals into gold |
| Alderman | senior councilor one position down from Mayor in the local council |
| Ale Draper | seller of ale |
| Ale Founder | official who tested quality and measure of ale served in public houses |
| Ale Taster | tested ale and beer for quality - forerunner of the Inspector for Weights & Measures |
| Ale Tunner | employed by the brewery to fill ale casks (tuns} with ale |
| Ale-Conner | official who tested quality and measure of ale served in public houses |
| Alewife | woman who keeps an alehouse or tavern |
| All Spice | name for a grocer |
| Almanac Man | warned the inhabitants of the Trent River area of higher than normal tides |
| Almoner | giver of charity to the needy |
| Almsman | received alms |
| Alnager | official who examined the quality of woolen goods and stamped them with the town seal of approval |
| Amanuensis | secretary or stenographer |
| Amber & Jet Cutter | cut and polished amber for jewelry |
| Amber Cutter | cut ambergris |
| Ambler | officer of the Royal Stable who broke in horses |
| Amen Man | parish clerk |
| Anchor Smith | made anchors |
| Anchoress | female hermit or religious recluse |
| Anchorite | male hermit or religious recluse |
| Angle Iron Smith | made angle iron |
| Anilepmen | smallholder (tenant of the manor) |
| Ankle Beater | young person who helped to drive the cattle to market |
| Annatto Maker | worked in the manufacture of dyes for paint or printing |
| Annealing | part of the tinplate process |
| Annuitant | in receipt of an annual allowance or with investment producing annual income |
| Antigropelos Maker | made waterproof leggings |
| Anvil Smith | made anvils and hammers for blacksmiths |
| Apiarian | beekeeper |
| Apothecary | prepared and sold medicines or drugs; pharmacist |
| Apparitor | official who summoned witnesses in the ecclesiastical courts |
| Apprentice | was bound to a skilled worker for a specified time to learn a trade |
| Aproneer | term used in London for a shopkeeper |
| Apronman | mechanic |
| Aquarius (Ewar) | waterman |
| Aquavita Seller | sold alcohol |
| Archiator | physician |
| Archil Maker | made a violet dye from lichens, used in the textile industry |
| Arkwright | skilled craftsman who produced "arks" (wooden chests or coffers) |
| Armiger | squire who carried the armor of a knight |
| Armourer | made suits of armor or plates of armor for buildings or ships etc. |
| Artificer | maker or fixer of intricate objects; soldier mechanic who does repairs |
| Ashman | dustman |
| Ashmanshipman | sailor |
| Assay Master | determined the amount of gold or silver to go in coins |
| Assayer | determined the proportions of metal in ore |
| Assorters | part of the tinplate process, packed 112 sheets to a box for labeling and dispatch. |
| Auger Maker | made the carpenters augers |
| Aulnager | official responsible for inspecting and measuring woolen cloth |
| Aurifaber | goldsmith |
| Avenator (Plantifene) | hay and forage merchant |
| Avowry | lord of the manor |
| Axel Tree Maker/Turner | made axels for coaches and wagons |
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