Medievil And Obsolete Professions: G to K

Gaoler ~~ Jailer.

Garcifer (Garcio) ~~ Groom, attendant.

Garlekmonger ~~ Dealer in garlic.

Gatward ~~ Goatkeeper.

Gelder ~~ A castrator of animals, especially horses.

Ginerr ~~ Joiner.

Glassewryght ~~ Maker and mender of glassware.

Glazier ~~ Glazier; repairer of windows.

Glover ~~ Dealer or maker of gloves.

Gobar ~~ Jobber.

Grecher ~~ Grocer.

Guilderer ~~ Maker of gold or silver coins.

Gynour ~~ Engineer.

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Hacker ~~ Hoe maker.

Hamberghmaker (Hamberow) ~~ Horse collar maker.

Harper ~~ Musician (?).

Hansard ~~ Weapon maker or seller.

Hatcheler ~~ One who combed out flax.

Hawker ~~ Peddler.

Haymonger ~~ Dealer in hay.

Hayward ~~ Keeper of fences.

Headborough !~~ Constable.

Hedger ~~ One who trims and tends hedgerows.

Hetheleder ~~ Provider of heather for fuel.

Higgler ~~ Itinerant peddler.

Hillard / Hillier ~~ Tiler one who covers houses with slate.

Hind ~~ Farm laborer.

Hooker ~~ Reaper.

Hooper ~~ Maker of hoops for casks, barrels, tubs etc.

Horsler ~~ Stableman or groom; horse servant at an inn.

Hosteler ~~ Innkeeper.

Huckster ~~ Seller of small articles/wares.

Husbandman ~~ A farmer; animal husbandry; tenant farmer.

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Indentured servant ~~ One who was committed to working for someone for a fixed number of years (usually 4 to 7), in exchange for passage to a new country or some other financial consideration.

Intelligencer ~~ A spy.

Ironmonger ~~ A dealer in hardware made of iron. Also known as a Feroner.

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Jagger ~~ A peddler or hawker of fish.

Journeyman ~~ Craftsman who had served his apprentice, a master craftsman.

Jouster ~~ A female hawker of fish; a fish monger.

Joyner / Joiner ~~ Joiner; skilled carpenter.

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Kedger ~~ A fisherman.

Keeler ~~ Bargeman

Keller ~~ Salt keeper

Kellogg ~~ Slaughter man (Who said that Kellogg’s cereal was GOOD for you?!)

Kempster ~~ Wool comber

Kepegest ~~ Innkeeper.

Kneller / Knuller ~~ A chimney sweep who solicited jobs door-to-door.

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Even MORE Genealogy Humor

I think my ancestors had several "bad heir" days.

I used to have a life, then I started doing genealogy.

I want to find ALL of them! So far I only have a few thousand.

I'd rather look for dead people than have 'em look for me!

I'm always late. My ancestors arrived on the Juneflower!

I'm not sick, I've just got fading genes.

I'm not stuck, I'm ancestrally challenged.

I'm searching for myself; Have you seen me?

I'm stuck in my family tree, and I can't get down!

The answer to one problem, leads to two more!

It's hard to believe that someday I'll be an ancestor

It's 2008. Do you know where your great-grandparents were?

Jeanealogy: the study of LEVIS and WRANGLERS.

Many a family tree needs trimming.

My ancestors must be in a witness protection program!

My family coat of arms ties at the back.....is that normal?

My family tree is a few branches short!

My family tree must have been used for firewood!

My hobby is genealogy, and I raise dust bunnies as pets.

Only a Genealogist regards a step backwards as progress.

Originality is the art of concealing your sources.

RELATIVES...People who come to dinner who aren't friends

Remember, undocumented genealogy is mythology.

"Shh! Be vewy, vewy quiet...I'm hunting forebearwas," Elmer Fudd.

Snobs talk as if they had begotten their own ancestors!

So many ancestors...so little time!

That's strange; half my ancestors are WOMEN!

That's the problem with the gene pool: No lifeguard!

The gene pool could use a little chlorine!

They've said *you* are the fertilizer of your family tree!

To a genealogist, EVERYTHING is relative!

Try genealogy. You can't get fired and you can't quit!

What do you mean my Birth Certificate expired?

What do you mean my family tree has root rot!

When I searched for ancestors, I found friends! ((This one's VERY true!!!))

If marriage is outlawed only outlaws will have inlaws.

Whoever said "seek and ye shall find" was NOT a genealogist!

Yikes! My genes are faded and full of holes!

Medieval And Obsolete Professions: E to F

Elymaker ~~ Oilmaker.

Endholdernn ~~ Inn keeper.

Enumerator ~~ Census taker.

Executrix ~~ Female executor.

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Faber ~~ Smith.

Falkner ~~ Keeper/trainer of falcons.

Farmer ~~ Tax-collector or bailiff.

Farrier ~~ Horse doctor, one in charge of horses.

Felmonger or Fell Monger ~~ One who removes hair or wool from hides in preparation for leather making, Hide dealer forges.

Felter ~~ Cleaner and thickener of cloth.

Fence Viewer ~~ One who inspects farmer's fences.

Feroner ~~ A dealer in hardware made of iron. Also known as an Ironmonger.

Ferur (Ferator) ~~ Farrier or blacksmith.

Fisher (Fishdryver) ~~ Victualler.

Flauner ~~ Confectioner.

Flax Dresser ~~ One who works with flax fibers.

Fleshewer ~~ Butcher.

Fletcher ~~ Maker of bows and arrows, Arrowmaker.

Forestarius ~~ Forester.

Framar ~~ Farmer.

Frereman ~~ Servant of the Friars.

Fuller ~~ One who trampled cloth. Fuller of cloth, one who shrunk and thickened woolen cloth by washing, heating and pressing. See also Walker.

Furber (Furbour) ~~ Furbisher of armour.

Furner ~~ Baker.

Medieval And Obsolete Professions: C to D

Cancellarius ~~ Chancellor.

Cardmaker ~~ Maker of cards or instruments for combing wool.

Carnifex ~~ Butcher.

Carpentarius ~~ Carpenter.

Castor ~~ Hat maker

Caulker ~~ One who makes things watertight by packing seams in windows, ships, etc., with a waterproof material, such as oakum or pitch.

Chaloner ~~ Dealer in shalloon, a material made in Chƒons.

Chaisemaker ~~ Carriage maker.

Chandler ~~ Dealer or trader; one who makes or sells candles; grocer.

Chapman ~~ Merchant.

Chiffonnier ~~ Wig maker.

Chirugion ~~ Apothecary or Surgeon.

Cissor ~~ Tailor.

Clark ~~ Clerk.

Clericus ~~ Clerk.

Clerk ~~ Clergyman; cleric.

Cocus (Keu) ~~ Cook.

Cohen ~~ Priest.

Collier ~~ Coal miner.

Colporteur ~~ Book peddler

Combere ~~ Woolcomber

Cooper ~~ Maker or repairer of wooden barrels, casks, and tubs.

Cordwainer ~~ Shoemaker (originally any leather worker using

Cordovan leather, from Cordova, Spain).

Corvisor (Cordewanarius, Cordwainer) ~~ Shoemaker, originally a worker in Cordovan leather.

Costermonger ~~ Peddler of fruits and vegetables.

Cotiler ~~ Cutler.

Crocker ~~ Cotter.

Crowner ~~ Coroner.

Cuhreur (Cunreur) ~~ Currier.

Cuper ~~ Cooper; a barrel maker.

Currier ~~ Tanner of leather; one who curries horses.

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Dareman ~~ Dairyman.

Daunsel ~~ Gentleman in waiting; groom; squire.

Dexter ~~ Dyer.

Diviner (OR) Dowser ~~ One who finds water under the ground using dowsing rods or a witching stick.

Docker ~~ Stevedor; dock worker who loads and unloads cargo.

Draper ~~ Dealer in cloth and dry goods.

Drayman ~~ Driver of a dray, a long strong cart without fixed sides for carrying heavy loads.

Dresser ~~ Surgeon's assistant in a hospital.

Drover ~~ Driver of animals to market; dealer in cattle.

Drummer ~~ Traveling salesman.

Dubbere ~~ Cloth dubber, i.e., one who raises the nap of cloth.

Dudder ~~ Probably a maker of coarse cloaks.

Duffer ~~ Peddler.

Dyer ~~ One who dyes cloth.

Dysshere ~~ Probably a ditcher, or in some cases a disher.

Nicknames Part 2

Nancy - This name comes from the name, Ann (Hebrew) meaning both "Grace," and "Mercy." The original name for Ann is "Hannah."

Austin - This name comes from the name Augustus (Latin) meaning "The Exalted and Sacred One."

Medieval And Obsolete Professions: A to B

Acater ~~ Ship's chandler, one who supplies food provisions to a ship.

Accipitrary ~~ Falconer.

Accomptant ~~ Accountant.

Accoucheur ~~ One who assists women in childbirth, midwife.

Ackerman, Acreman ~~ Ploughman, ox herder.

Actuary ~~ Accountant.

Affeeror ~~ Official in the manorial courts responsible for assessing the monetary penalty and collecting taxes and dues, assessor.

Alchemist ~~ Medieval chemist who claimed to be able to turn metal into gold.

Ale Conner ~~ Official who tested the quality and measure of ale served in public houses.

Ale-draper, Ale Draper ~~ A tapster, seller of ale.

Ale-tunner, Ale Tunner ~~ One who worked among and on "tuns," great hogshead barrels used to store ale in medieval times.

Ale-wife, Alewife ~~ Landlady of an ale house, or ale stand.

All Spice ~~ Grocer.

Almoner ~~ One who distributes alms, provides for the needy; in Britain may also refer to a hospital social worker.

Amanuensis ~~ Stenographer, one who takes dictation.

Amen Man ~~ Parish clerk.

Ankle Beater ~~ Young person who helped drive cattle to market.

Apiarian ~~ Beekeeper.

Apiculteur ~~ (French) Beekeeper.

Apparitor ~~ Official who summoned witnesses for the ecclesiastical courts.

Apothecary ~~ One that prepares and sells drugs and medicines, a pharmacist.

Aquarius (Ewer) ~~ Waterman.

Archiator ~~ Doctor, physician.

Armiger ~~ Squire who carried the armor of a knight.

Arpenteur ~~ (French) land surveyor.

Arrimeur ~~ (French) stevedore, one who is employed in the loading and unloading of ships .

Artificer ~~ A skilled craftsman or artisan; an enlisted military man responsible for upkeep of weapons and small arms; or an inventor.

Aubergiste ~~ (French) inn keeper.

Aurifaber ~~ Goldsmith.

Avenator (Plantifene) ~~ Hay and Forage Merchant.

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Bailie ~~ Bailiff.

Barker ~~ Tanner.

Baxter ~~ Baker

Belhoste ~~ Tavern keeper.

Belleyetere ~~ Bellfounder.

Bever ~~ Beverage maker.

Blacksmith ~~ One who shoes horses.

Blockmaker ~~ One who crafted pulleys.

Bluestocking ~~ Female writer.

Boniface ~~ Inn keeper.

Bowyer ~~ Bowmaker.

Brasiler ~~ Dyer.

Brazier ~~ One who works with brass.

Brewster ~~ Beer or ale manufacturer.

Brightsmith ~~ Metal worker.

Brownsmith ~~ Copper or brass smith.

Burgonmaster ~~ Mayor.

Burneman ~~ Carrier of barm or water for brewers.

Burnisher ~~ Metal polisher.

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More to come later!