Genealogy Chat

Now we have Mike from Leicester with a few more Earth stopper-up in my book ...Land worker specialising in stopping water flowing (eg laying clay in pond bottoms) Also someone who blocks up fox and vermin holes Hope that we can keep this thread going as I am learning all the time, especially when someone adds family connections to a job, it makes it more interesting. My book is addictive even caught my daughter reading it. Ephippiarius opifex...saddle and harness maker lorimer.....Spur manufacturer/horse tackle manufacturer/saddler Oeconomus....Churchwarden Raiser...Person who moulds the bodies of fountain pens in a factory Any more unusual ones? Anne

I have been reading these job descriptions - we have it easy these days dont we???? And thanks for posting this thread - I enjoy it!

ANNE, Some more Trades explained. . . DAUBER...builds clay or mud walls. DEVILLER... Textile worker who worked the devil machine which tore up rags. DONKEY MAKER... Cabinet Worker working in soft woods Deal, Fir. DUKEY RIDER. Assistant Guardsman who hooked & unhooked the wagons. also for coal miners doing the same job both in the pit or on the surface. EARTH STOPPER... blocked up the Foxes earth, prior to the hunt. ELEPHANTS TEETH DEALER...Exactly what it says, an Ivory worker or dealer. ELLERMAN/ELLIMAN....Sells oil for lamps. ENGOSSER....Wholesaler buy cheap and sells on at higher price. EYER. . . They made the eye in needles. FAKER... coloured black & white photo's. FANG MANAGER...Pit Foreman who examined the pit shafts from the top of the cage as it went up and down the shaft. FLUTTERGRUB. . . Field Labourer. or "Ag Lab" FOOT STRIGHTENER... assembled the dials & hands of watches & clocks. MIKE.

ANN, My Mother lived in the Village of Evington on the outskirts of Leicester. The Factory was on Charles Street in Leicester. Mother could have caught the Tram for the last 1.5 miles to and from work. . .1/2d fare. And then some times she would get a lift on the back of a cart which took vegetables into the market. . .but that was a bonus. MIKE.

Robert Hawker.....Travelling salesman or pedlar. In 1888 hawkers were legally distinguished from pedlars by the ruling that pedlars travelled on foot, hawkers by horse or beast of burden. Also one who bred and trained hawks. Patricia Jappanner.....Person who made 'japanned' objects using the Japanese lacquer technique. Anne

Michael Thanks so much for this. It must have been horrible for your mum. What a job, where did she work? Thanks too, to Anne for such an interesting set of postings and for her help A

ANN, A Whaleboner put the whalebone stays into the corsets. That was the first job my Mother did after leaving school back in 1920's she got 10/- per week for and had to walk 5 miles there & back each day. MIKE.

Hi Ann, one of my wifes ancestors was classed as a street singer..her husband was a street hawker...i first thought of a beggar but it has been suggested she was a "lady of the night", what say you? Bob

Any joy on letting me know what a Japanner Artist was ??

A "BODGER" is a skilled craftsman who made wooden chair legs and spars using a lathe set up in home-made workshops in deep woodland.his work was often produced for chair companies

Still very busy but found BODGER Bodger... A forest worker making chairs, spars, spindles etc from un-cured wood. Beetroot chutney next!!!!! Anne

Hi Anne, one I saw is a 'toe dresser', this is from the Shifnal (Salop) parish registers, if any one needs a lookup. I know what a toe rag is!! Ros

Marion, thanks for that, i guess he must have had plenty of work as his brother was also a carman. Anne Good luck with the damsons.........sounds like fun, lol! Yvette

Thanks Anne

This is getting to be a very interesting thread! I'm learning something new every day. You're doing a great job Anne, in between your pickling, preserving and brewing! (Bet it'll be onions next .... and then red cabbage!) Janet

A carman was a delivery driver - usually hired by the day, like a temp - an annuitant is someone who is living off the income from an annuity or pension. HTH. Maz. XX

If you can find for a couple more, what's an Anuitant (woman's occupation listed in occupation column, and is there anything in your book about 'bodger' a nickname, but may be based on occupation? Thanks.

Sorry Ann, Jennifer and Yvette, nothing in my book on those you asked for, will look further when I have time, busy with damsons at the moment, about 40 lbs, for jam, damson gin and vodka, still got funny coloured hands!!!!!! Anne

Hello Do you have an occupation in there of 'whaleboner'? One of my female relatives is described as such. Wondering whether it was perhaps a fishing occupation or someone who made corsets. Thanks A

I think a hewer cuts the coal from the face, and a drawer takes it away in a truck. Jan.