When I was at a bit of a loose end over the weekend I thought I would have a trawl through my database and see if I could come up with a recorded occupation for all letters of the alphabet.
I realised pretty quickly that unless I had someone who worked in a zoo or made / played the xylophone I would come up short. Anyway in the end I was left with X, Y and Z. I thought I must be able to get something for Y – especially coming from Yorkshire, but no luck.
Here’s my list with some examples from the census returns. CAN YOU DO ANY BETTER? Let me know.
A | Agricultural Labourer; Asylum Attendant |
B | Blacksmith; Butcher; Builder; Baker |
C | Crofter; Carter; Coal Dealer; Collier |
D | Domestic Servant; Dressmaker |
E | Engine Tenter; Earthenware Painter |
F | Fence Waller; Farmer; Farm Labourer; Forge Man |
G | General Labourer; Gardener; Grocer |
H | Housekeeper; Hawker; Hatter |
I | Inn Keeper; Iron Worker |
J | Journeyman Tailor; Jobbing Smith |
K | Kitchen Maid |
L | Linsey Weaver; Limeburner |
M | Miner; Mangler: Marine Fitter |
N | Nail Maker; Nurse; National Benefit Trust Agent |
O | Overlooker |
P | Power Loom Weaver (Worsted); Paper Maker; Potter; Preacher |
Q | Quarryman |
R | Rag Gatherer; Railway Plate Layer |
S | Stone Waller; Sawyer; Servant; Shoe Maker; Shepherd |
T | Tollgate Keeper; Tailor; Tobacconist |
U | Under Gardener |
V | Victualler |
W | Warpdresser; Washerwoman: Wagon Fitter |
X | |
Y | |
Z |
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