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Old Time Job Descriptions

These are jobs that were done in the old days that you may also find now and their descriptions.

OLD TIME JOBS AND THEIR DESCRIPTIONS 

ALMONER- giver of charity to the needy
ANANUENSIS- secretary or stenographer
BLUESTOCKING- female writer
BONAFICE- innkeeper
BURGOMASTER- mayor
CHANDLER- candlemaker
CHIFFONIER- ragpicker
COLPORTEUR- peddler of books
COPPER- maker of barrels
CORDWAINER- shoemaker
COSTERMONGER- peddler of fruits/vegetables
CROWNER- coroner
CURRIER- worker of leather
DOCKER- stevedore
DOWSER- water finder
DUFFER- peddler
DRUDGE- menial laborer
DRUMMER- traveling salesman
FELL MONGER- removel of hair or wool from hides in leather making
FLETCHER- made bows and arrows
FULLER- cleaned and finished cloth
GAOLER- jailer
GLAZIER- window glassman
HACKER- maker of hoes
HAYMONGER- dealer in hay
HAYWARD- fence viewer
HATCHELER- combed or carded flax
HOOPER- made hoops for casks
HOSTLER OR OSTLER- horse groomer
HIGGLER- iterinant peddler
HILLIER- roof tiler
HIND- farm laborer
HOOKER- reaper
HOSTLER- cared for horses
HUCKSTER- sold small wares
HUSBANDMAN- farmer
JAGGER- fish peddler
JOINER- skilled carpenter
KEMPSTER- wool comber profession, a gentleman
LAVENDER- washer woman
LEECH OR SAWBONES- physician
LONGSHOREMAN- stevedore
LORMER- maker of horse gear
MALENDER- farmer
MALSTER- brewer
MANCIPLE- steward
MILLINER- maker of ladies' hats
MINTMAKER [MINTMASTER]- issuer of local currency
MONGER- dealer
MULE SKINNER- teamster
NEATHERED- cowherd
ORDINARY KEEPER- innkeeper
PERIGRINATOR- itinerant worker
PERUKER- wigmaker
PETTIFOGGER- shipter lawyer
PIGMAN- crockery dealer
PORTER- door or gatekeeper
PUMBUM- plumber
PUDDLER- wrought iron worker
QUARRIER- Quary worker
RATTLEWATCH- town watchman
RIGGER- hoist tackle worker
RIPPER- seller of fish
ROPER- maker of ropes or nets
SALTER- roofer
SAWYER- sawed timber into boards
SCRIVENER- notary public
SCRUTINEER- election judge
SHRIEVE- sheriff
SOLICITOR- city or county attorney
SORTOR- tailor
SPURRER- maker of spurs
SQUIRE [ESQUIRE]- practitioner of law
STUFF GOWNSMAN- junior barrister
TASKER- reaper
TEAMSTER- driver of horses
TIDE WAITER- customs inspector
TIPSTAFF- policeman
TOPPER- spinning mill worker
TUCKER-  cleaner of cloth goods
VICTUALER- seller of food/drink
VULCAN- blacksmith
WHARFINGER- owner of wharf
WEBSTER- weaver-operated looms
WHITENING- streetsweeper
WHITSTER- bleacher of cloth
YEOMAN- farmer who owned land

SOCIAL SECURITY DEATH INDEX
 
Reasons You Might Not Find Someone In The SSDI...
 
Social Security officially ws begun in 1937, with some payments being paid as early as 1940. However, the SSDI is the computerized index to deaths reported and/or death benefits paid out starting in 1962. The SSDI includes a few pre-1962 entries, but the great majority of those included in this index are from 1962 through the present time.