Occupation Chart
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Accomptant
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Accountant
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Almoner
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Giver of charity to the needy
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Amanuensis
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Secretary or stenographer
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Artificer
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A soldier mechanic who does repairs
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Bailie
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Bailiff
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Baxter
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Baker
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Bluestocking
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Female writer
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Boniface
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Keeper of an inn
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Brazier
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One who works with brass
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Brewster
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Beer manufacturer
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Brightsmith
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Metal Worker
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Burgonmaster
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Mayor
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Caulker
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One who filled up cracks (in ships or windows)or seams to make them watertight by using tar or oakum-hemp fiber produced by taking old
ropes apart
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Chaisemaker
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Carriage maker
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Chandler
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Dealer or trader; one who makes or sells candles;
retailer of groceries
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Chiffonnier
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Wig maker
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Clark
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Clerk
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Clerk
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Clergyman; cleric
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Clicker
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The servant of a salesman who stood at the door to invite customers;
one who received the matter in the galley from the compositors and arranged it in due form ready for printing; one who makes eyelet holes in boots using a machine which clicked.
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Cohen
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Priest
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Collier
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Coal miner
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Colporteur
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Peddler of books
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Cooper
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One who makes or repairs vessels made of staves & hoops, such as casks, barrels, tubs, etc.
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Cordwainer
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Shoemaker - originally any leather worker using leather from Cordova/Cordoba in Spain
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Costermonger
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Peddler of fruits and vegetables
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Crocker
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Potter
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Crowner
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Coroner
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Currier
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One who dresses the coat of a horse with a curry comb; one who tanned leather by incorporating oil or grease
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Docker
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Stevedore, dock worker who loads and unloads cargo
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Dowser
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One who finds water using a rod or witching stick
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Draper
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A dealer in dry goods
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Drayman
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One who drives a long strong cart without fixed sides for carrying heavy loads
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Dresser
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A surgeon's assistant in a hospital
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Drover
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One who drives cattle, sheep, etc. to market; a dealer in cattle
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Duffer
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Peddler
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Factor
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Agent, commission merchant; one who acts or transacts business for another; Scottish steward or bailiff of an estate
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Farrier
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A blacksmith, one who shoes horses
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Faulkner
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Falconer
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Fell monger
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One who removes hair or wool from hides in preparation for leather making
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Fletcher
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One who made bows and arrows
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Fuller
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One who fulls cloth; one who shrinks and thickens woolen cloth by moistening, heating, and pressing; one who cleans and finishes cloth
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Gaoler
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A keeper of the goal, a jailer
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Glazier
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Window glassman
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Hacker
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Maker of hoes
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Hatcheler
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One who combed out or carded flax
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Haymonger
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Dealer in hay
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Hayward
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Keeper of fences
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Higgler
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Itinerant peddler
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Hillier
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Roof tiler
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Hind
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A farm laborer
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Holster
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A groom who took care of horses, often at an inn
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Hooker
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Reaper
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Hooper
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One who made hoops for casks and barrels
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Huckster
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Sells small wares
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Husbandman
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A farmer who cultivated the land
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Jagger
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Fish peddler
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Journeyman
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One who had served his apprenticeship and mastered his craft, not bound to serve a master, but hired by the day
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Joyner / Joiner
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A skilled carpenter
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Keeler
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Bargeman
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Kempster
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Wool comber
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Lardner
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Keeper of the cupboard
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Lavender
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Washer woman
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Lederer
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Leather maker
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Leech
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Physician
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Longshoreman
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Stevedore
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Lormer
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Maker of horse gear
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Malender
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Farmer
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Maltster
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Brewer
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Manciple
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A steward
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Mason
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Bricklayer
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Mintmaster
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One who issued local currency
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Monger
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Seller of goods (ale, fish)
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Muleskinner
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Teamster
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Neatherder
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Herds cows
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Ordinary Keeper
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Innkeeper with fixed prices
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Pattern Maker
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A maker of a clog shod with an iron ring. A clog was a wooden pole with a pattern cut into the end
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Peregrinator
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Itinerant wanderer
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Peruker
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A wig maker
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Pettifogger
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A shyster lawyer
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Pigman
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Crockery dealer
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Plumber
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One who applied sheet lead for roofing and set lead frames for plain or stained glass windows.
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Porter
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Door keeper
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Puddler
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Wrought iron worker
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Quarrier
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Quarry worker
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Rigger
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Hoist tackle worker
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Ripper
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Seller of fish
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Roper
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Maker of rope or nets
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Saddler
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One who makes, repairs or sells saddles or other furnishings for horses
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Sawbones
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Physician
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Sawyer
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One who saws; carpenter
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Schumacker
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Shoemaker
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Scribler
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A minor or worthless author
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Scrivener
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Professional or public copyist or writer; notary public
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Scrutiner
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Election judge
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Shrieve
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Sheriff
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Slater
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Roofer
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Slopseller
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Seller of ready-made clothes in a slop shop
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Snobscat / Snob
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One who repaired shoes
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Sorter
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Tailor
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Spinster
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A woman who spins or an unmarried woman
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Spurrer
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Maker of spurs
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Squire
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Country gentleman; farm owner; justice of peace
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Stuff gown
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Junior barrister
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Stuff gownsman
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Junior barrister
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Supercargo
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Officer on merchant ship who is in charge of cargo and the commercial concerns of the ship
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Tanner
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One who tans (cures) animal hides into leather
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Tapley
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One who puts the tap in an ale cask
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Tasker
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Reaper
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Teamster
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One who drives a team for hauling
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Thatcher
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Roofer
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Tide waiter
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Customs inspector
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Tinker
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Am itinerant tin pot and pan seller and repairman
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Tipstaff
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Policeman
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Travers
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Toll bridge collection
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Tucker
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Cleaner of cloth goods
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Turner
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A person who turns wood on a lathe into spindles
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Victualer
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A tavern keeper, or one who provides an army, navy, or ship with food supplies
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Vulcan
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Blacksmith
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Wagoner
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Teamster not for hire
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Wainwright
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Wagon maker
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Waiter
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Customs officer or tide waiter; one who waited on the tide to collect duty on goods brought in
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Waterman
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Boatman who plies for hire
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Webster
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Operator of looms
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Wharfinger
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Owner of a wharf
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Wheelwright
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One who made or repaired wheels; wheeled carriages, etc.
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Whitesmith
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Tinsmith; worker of iron who finishes or polishes the work
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Whitewing
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Street sweeper
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Whitster
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Bleacher of cloth
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Wright
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Workman, especially a construction worker
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Yeoman
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Farmer who owns his own land
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