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Old Name |
New Name or Meaning |
| Iceman |
Ice seller - usually delivered to the door |
| Idleman |
Gentleman of leisure |
| Iggler |
See Tinker |
| Indentured Servant |
Was committed to work for a fixed number of years for financial advantage. On completion of the indenture, he became a Freeman. Until that time, had few, if any, rights |
| Infirmarian |
Ran an infirmary |
| Inspector of Nuisances |
A person appointed to look into By-Law offences, such as noisy animals, foul smells, maybe fence disputes, things of that nature |
| Intelligencer |
Spy |
| Intendent |
Director of public or Government business |
| Interfactor |
Murderer |
| Iron Charger |
Placed the iron ore into the smelting furnace |
| Iron Founder |
Founds or casts iron |
| Iron Moulder |
Made moulds for casting iron |
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Iron Puddler |
Made wrought iron using the puddling process; a highly skilled and dangerous occupation which required physical strength, stamina and sustained concentration More Info. |
| Iron Roller |
Worked a machine that rolled iron to form and shape it. |
| Ironsmith |
Blacksmith |
| Iron Turner |
Used a lathe to turn items from iron. |
| Ironmonger / Feroner |
Hardware merchant |
| Ironmaster |
Foundry owner / manager |
| Jack |
1) Sailor 2) young male assistant.. |
| Jack-frame Tenter |
A Jack-frame was a complicated machine that twisted textile threads and wound it onto bobbins. "Tenting" meant attending / watching |
| Jack-smith |
Made lifting machinery / equipment |
| Jagger |
1) Fish peddler 2) 19c. Boy in charge of "jags" or truck trains in a coal mine 3) Man attending pack-horses carrying iron ore to the smelter 4) 20c. Uniformed messenger for London businesses |
| Jakes Farmer |
Cesspool emptier |
| Japanner |
Applied Japanese style black hard varnish - "Japanning" |
| Javelin Man |
Attendant at court who carried a spear or pike |
| Jenny/ Jenney / Ginny Tenter |
Minded a Ginny - a stationary engine used in coal mining to haul coal to the surface |
| Jerquer |
Customs Officer - shipping. Issued "Jerque Note" for clearance of vessel |
| Jersey Comber |
Employed combing Jersey wool before spinning |
| Job Coachman |
Drove a coach hired to nobility or gentry for long periods |
| Jobber |
1) Dealer in goods 2) Pieceworker - paid by the job 3) In a cotton mill, a Jobber was also known as a Tackler, who maintained machinery |
| Jobmaster |
Supplied horses, carriages and drivers for hire |
| Jollier |
See Potter's Jollier |
| Jongleur |
Travelling minstrel |
| Journeyman |
A tradesman who has served his trade apprenticeship and mastered his craft, not bound to serve a master, but originally hired by the day. The name derives from the French for day - jour. Also Engineer Journeyman. More Info. |
| Jouster |
Fishmonger. Female hawker of fish |
| Joyner / Joiner |
A skilled carpenter, capable of finer work than a plain carpenter. i.e. skilled in making joints for furniture-making. The term is still very much in common usage. |
| Justiciar |
Head of the royal judiciary and king's viceroy in his absence abroad |
|
Kedger |
Fisherman |
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Keeker |
Colliery "quality control" man and weighman |
|
Keeler / Keelman |
Bargeman on Newcastle Keels - river boats carrying coal down river to ships loading off-shore. More Info. |
|
Kempster |
Wool / cotton comber |
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Kiddier |
1) Dealer in young goats and skins 2) Skinner |
|
Kilner |
In charge of pottery kiln/s - limeburner |
|
Kisser |
Made cuishes and high armour |
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Knacker |
1) Harness maker 2) dealer in old and dead animals - "Knacker's yard" |
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Knappers / Nappers |
Dressed and shaped flint as required, mainly for flintlock firearms |
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Kneller / Knuller |
Door to door chimney sweeps |
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Knocker-up |
Man who awoke factory workers with a long stick, knocking on the bedroom windows - often the Lamplighter |
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Knock Knobbler |
Dog Catcher |
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Knoller |
Bell toller |
