Pike County Missouri - Olde Occupations

Haberdasher	seller of men's clothing
Hacker	maker of hoes
Hackler	separated the coarse part of flax or hemp with a hackle
Hackman	separated the coarse part of flax or hemp with a hackle
Hackney Man	renter of horses & carriages
Hair Seating & Curled Hair Merchant	dealer in horse-hair stuffing used in upholstery
Hairman	weaver of cloth composed wholly or partly of horsehair
Hairweaver	weaver of cloth composed wholly or partly of horsehair
Halbert Carrier	soldier or halberdier armed with a halberd
Hamberghmaker	horse collar maker
Hamberow	horse collar maker
Hammerman	hammerer; a smith; worked in the tinplate manufacturing industry
Hand Flowerer	ladies who embroidered flowers or similar designs on muslin or cambric
Handle Sticker	put handles on cast ceramic cups, pitchers, etc
Handseller	street vendor
Handwoman	midwife or female attendant
Hanger-On	hung corves (baskets) on rope at the pit-bottom; later - pushed tubs of coal into the mine-shaft cage
Hankyman	traveling magician in Victorian/Edwardian England
Hansard	weapon maker or seller
Harlot	vagabond; beggar; rogue; (14th century) male servant; attendant or menial; (15th century) loose woman
Harmer Beck	constable
Harper	performer on the harp
Hatcheler	combed out or carded flax
Hatchler	combed out or carded flax
Hatter	maker of or dealer in hats
Haulier	employed in coal mine, dragged a dram
Hawker	peddler
Haymonger	dealer in hay
Hayward	keeper of fences
Headborough	constable
Headsman	executioner
Headswoman	midwife
Heald Knitter	operator of a machine which produced a jersey type of fabric as opposed to woven fabric
Heater	employed in iron works
Heck Maker	maker of a part of a spinning machine by which the yarn is guided to the reels
Heckler	separated the coarse part of flax or hemp with a hackle
Hedge Looker	supervised good repair of fence and enclosures
Hedger	hedge trimmer
Heelmaker	made shoe heels
Hellier	tiler or slater
Hello Girl	telephone employee in the early 1900s
Helper-Up	young boy employed in Durham pits to help other workers
Hempheckler	flax worker
Henchman	horseman or groom
Hensman	horseman or groom
Henter	thief
Herd	shepherd or herdsman
Hetheleder	provider of heather for fuel
Hewer	miner who cut coal, stone, etc., a face worker in a mine
Higgler	itinerant peddler; haggles or bargains; similar to cadger
Highwayman	robber who preys on public roads
Hillard	tiled roofs with slate; tiler
Hiller	tiled roofs with slate; tiler
Hillier	tiled roofs with slate; tiler
Hind	farm laborer
Hired Man	gardener; farmhand; or stableman
Hitcher	in charge of the cage at the pit-bottom
Hobbler	boat tower on a river or canal
Hodsman	mason's assistant
Hoggard	pig drover
Hogger	railroad engineer or train driver
Hoghead	railroad engineer or train driver
Holster	groom who took care of horses, often at an inn; reaper
Honey Dipper	extracted raw sewage from catch basins and out-houses
Hoofer	dancer
Hooker	(16th century) reaper; (19th century) worker in textile industry who operated a machine which laid fabric flat in uniform folds of any required length; worked in the tinplate manufacturing industry
Hooker-On	hung corves (baskets) on rope at the pit-bottom; later - pushed tubs of coal into the mine-shaft cage
Hooper	made hoops for casks and barrels
Horner	worker in horn making spoons, combs, or musical horns
Horse Capper	dealer in worthless horses
Horse Courser	owner of race horses
Horse Knave	groom
Horse Leech	veterinarian, farrier
Horse Marine	man-handled barges on canals when horses could not be used
Horse-Hair Curler	dressed horse hair which was used extensively in the upholstery trade
Horsler	hostler (stableman or groom), horse servant at an inn
Hosier	retailer of stockings, socks, gloves, nightcaps
Hosteler	innkeeper
Hostler	groom who cared for horses
Hotpresser	worker in paper or textile industries
House Joiner	house framer
House Wright	house builder
Howdy Wife	midwife
Hoyman	carries goods and passengers by water (Hoy = small coastal vessel or sloop)
Huckster	peddler
Huckster	sells small wares
Huissher	usher or door attendant
Hurdleman	hedge-maker, of wattled framework fencing
Hurdler	hedge-maker, of wattled framework fencing
Hurriers	term applied to the girls aged 5-18 who were employed as coal-drawers in the coal industry
Husbandman	a farmer; animal husbandry; tenant farmer
Hush Shop Keeper	brewed and sold beer without a license (usually as a side line)
Iceman	seller or deliverer of ice
Idleman	gentleman of leisure
Indentured servant	has committed to working for someone for a fixed number of years
Infirmarian	in charge of an infirmary
Intelligencer	spy
Intendent	director of a public or government business
Interfactor	murderer
Iron Founder	founds iron
Iron Master	owner or manager of a foundry
Iron Monger	dealer in hardware made of iron (also known as a feroner)
Iron moulder	foundry worker who produced the sand molds into which the molten iron was poured to produce a cast metal/iron object
Ivory Workers	included makers of combs, boxes, billiard balls, buttons, and keys for pianofortes
Jack	young male assistant, sailor, or lumberjack
Jack-Frame Tenter	cotton industry worker who operated a jack-frame, used for giving a twist to the thread
Jack-Smith	maker of lifting machinery and contrivances
Jagger	carrier; carter; peddler or hawker of fish; (19th century) young boy in charge of 'jags' or train of trucks in coal mine; man in charge of pack horse carrying iron ore to be smelted
Jakes-Farmer	emptied cesspools
Japanner	covers with a hard brilliant coat of any of several varnishes
Jerquer	custom house officer who searched ships
Jersey Comber	worker in woolen manufacture (Jersey = wool which has been combed but not spun into yarn)
Jiggerman	operated a spinning wheel (Jigger) to form the foot (back side) of a ceramic plate
Jobber	a buyer in quantity to sell to others, a pieceworker
Jobling Gardener	employed on a casual basis
Jobmaster	supplied carriages, horses and drivers for hire
Joiner	skilled carpenter
Jongleur	traveling minstrel
Jorman	journeyman
Journeyman	not bound to serve a master, but hired by the day
Jouster	fish monger
Joyner	skilled carpenter
Kedger	fisherman
Keeler	bargeman
Keelman	bargeman
Keeper	colliery official who checked quantity and quality of coal output or weighman
Keeper	controlled the quantities of ore and fuel, regulated the blast and tapped the molten metal from the furnace
Keller	salt keeper
Kellogg	slaughter man
Kempster	wool comber
Kepegest	innkeeper
Kiddier	skinner or dealer in young goats
Kilner	limeburner, in charge of a kiln
Kisser	made cuishes and high armor
Knacker	harness maker, buyer of old horses and dead animals
Knappers	dressed and shaped flints into required shape and size
Kneller	chimney sweep who solicited custom by knocking on doors
Knocker-Up	man paid to wake up northern mill and factory workers on early shifts
Knocknobbler	dog catcher
Knoller	toller of bells
Knuller	chimney sweep who solicited custom by knocking on doors
Lace Runner	young worker who embroidered patterns on lace
Lace-Drawer	child employed in lace work, drawing out threads
Laceman	collected lace and sold it in the lace markets
Lace-Master/Mistress	employed workers in factories or in their homes for the production of lace
Lacewoman	lady's maid
Lagger	sailor
Lagreatman	local constable (Law-Rightman)
Lampa	glass blower
Lampe	glass blower
Landguard	group of customs men stationed along a coast to prevent landing of smuggled goods
Landwaiter	customs officer whose duty was to wait or attend on landed goods
Lardner	keeper of the cupboard
Laster	shoe maker
Lath render	put the plaster on walls and ceilings; split withies or pieces of timber to make laths
Latouner	worker in latten (a metal resembling brass)
Lattener	brass worker
Launderer	washer
Lavender	washer woman
Layer	worker in paper mill responsible for a particular stage in paper-making process
Leavelooker	examined food on sale at market
Lederer	leather maker
Leech	physician
Legerdemainist	magician
Legger	canal boatman
Lehrer	teacher
Leightonward	gardener (leighton - a garden)
Lengthman ;	employee of Great Western Railway - walked specified length of track carrying out minor repairs and reporting more major work necessary
Lengthsman	railway worker who had a length of railway track to keep in good order
Lighterman	worker on a flat-bottomed boat
Limeburner	maker of lime
Limner	draughtsman; illuminator of books, painter or drawer
Linener	linen draper, shirt maker
Liner	flax dresser
Linkerboy/man	carried a link or torch to guide people through city streets at night for a small fee
List Boys	worked in the tinplate manufacturing industry
Lister	dyer; worked in the tinplate manufacturing industry
Litster	dyer; worked in the tinplate manufacturing industry
Litterman	groom (of horses)
Loadsman	ship's pilot
Loblolly Boy	ship's doctor's assistant or errand boy
Lock Keeper	overseer of canal locks
Locker	customs officer who guarded a bonded warehouse
Lokeer	locksmith
Long Song Seller	street seller who sold popular song sheets printed on paper
Longshoreman	stevedore
Lorimer	maker of horse gear
Lormer	maker of horse gear
Lotter	bought odd lots of wool and consolidated them for sale
Lum Swooper	chimney sweep
Lumper	dock laborer who discharged cargo of timber employed by a master lumper; fine-grain salt maker, from practice of molding salt into lumps
Lungs	alchemist's servant whose duty was to fan the fire
Luthier	maker and repairer of stringed musical instruments
Lyner	flax dresser