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OLD HAttES FOR OCCUFITIO|IS

by J. Bradley Coc-rper
A reeent artlele in a genealogrieal
r-ef er:-ed. t- o the
oecupation of an aneartor as havirrg- b"n., magazi.rre
,,eor,:l v;i rr.ier,,.
that
of
a
Haybe so, but it lg mueh more rikiry t o ha.ve been ,,eordtra.iner:,,,
or shoemaker. A lietlng of some of
tr-ar-los of J-nnq ag(, nray be
of ltrterast, P&ftleu)ariy 1f. a farniifIfr*-'ur.n.,n.
refleets 11 earry
anc6ator's involvement f; a trade
ACKEI?.I'IAN - oxSerd
ttACKEn -,na1.,,_.r- of hc,?n
BACKS'I'ER/BAXTER - baker
tlAYIl0lrcER -- dealet- i n h,r.f
BADGER - food poddler
IIAYWAID .- f errcn wi orrer
BARKER - tanner
llIGGLE.l? i.tinerant I.recldl rr
BLAXI'ER - bleaehor of eloth
lllI.l,IER
r oof tiI ar
BOWYER - maker/deialer of bous
lllllr)
farm
.l-abrrrer
BREITSTER - brawer
na fler
llOOl(F.R
r
BUCKL,ER - maker of buckleg
ll()SI'LE:n ea!. or,. f or: hq,r..r os
BURNI SIIER - pol i sher. of meta I s
tluct(S'f ER spll,er: of srn.:r l l wares
BUNTER - rag and hone clealer
JAG(;f t?
f' j. sir padrll. r:r.
_CADGER - peddler of small vares
JOIIIEI?
sl..i.lled
e;'.r.Perrter
CAFF-NDER - earporrter
I(EIJI'S1'F:R -.'.,'ool eonrber
CAFFLER ra.g' and bone deaLer
l,AVf:lltlf;R - '..,a sher !roman
CAPPER - maker: of eaps
-- c!y'ut
LI'l'STIn
CARDEfl - one wlro
uool
[,Ol'lGSllORlillAt.t
stevndore
"ornLs
CARI{AN - eart driver
L()RJl'lf n =. nraker of , lrorse sear ..
CAR'fEn - wagon driver
I'tAL,El,lt)F:R - f.rnn6r
CASfrllARtE -' f istr perkllerI'IALS'l l:lR t,rewer
CllAl'lBEnl'lAS'fER - boot,/shoe maker
I'IONGER (fish. irorr, etc)
CIIAIIDL,F:R - maker of eandles
denl-er
ClnPl,rAf., - peddler of small wares tlULESl(I tfNf.R
L p.rrnst- er.
COLLIER eoal miner
lfEAl'llt;.IlD - caryher cl
CO0PER - maker of caske or
OnD.[NARY l(EIIFER itrn!r qcp^r
barrel a
PI GflAlt e r ockerr.y rl eia I et.
COPIIIIAII dealer in stolen goocls POR'I'E'R
cloor or g,e t el..-o4J,.. r,
CORDWAIT{F,R ehoemaker
PtrttDLfjl?
irrorrght j.r:orr r,.rol l..ar
COSTERI'|OIIGER apple venrlor
QUARRIf;R - qu.;r,:ry worhnr
COUPER - dealer in horscs/eattle
RIPFIER seller of finh
CTJRRIER - dresser of leather
RIGGER
lroist taekle vrorl:rr
DEX'IER - dyer
ROFFjR - m;r!..rr: of rop" or netr
DRAPER - dealer ih cloth
SAI,TER clealer irr salL
DnAYl"lAlI -.hauler of heavy qoods
SA'dYER * sa?r$ ti.ml:er to bc'a rds
DRUt{ttER - travellirrg
salLsman
SLATfiR r-oof nr
EGGTER - gg dtraler
SPlrtlRInR maker of sPl,.r" s
FARRIF,R - shoer of horses
SQUIRE (e:'qrri- re)
practitiorter
FLESHER - buteher
of
profession,
a
a gent I rman
F'ROBISHER - armor polisherr
TASI(ER r.ea p er
TEAI'IS f IiR
IqILER - elaner of cloilr goods
driver o f lrnrcar
FURNER - baher
1'UCfiER eleaner of. eIeth qoods
GAFFHAN - batliff
\'-ICTUAI,ER - seller of food or
GARltlll'lAN - herdaman
drink
GREAVE - foreman or bar-lif f
WIiEpf.EIi
$re,aver
GLfILDER - worker in golcl
.WI{ITS'I'ER,- bl eacher of clotlr
PAULDING PATHWAYS, VOL.3

pg.30

1989