|
Old Name |
New Name or Meaning |
| Abactor |
Cattle thief |
| Abigail |
Lady's maid |
| Acater |
Supplied food, provisions, e.g. Ship's Chandler. French - Achateur (buyer) |
| Accipitary |
Falconer |
| Accomptant |
Accountant |
| Accoucheur |
Assisted women in childbirth (midwife) |
| Accoutrement Maker / Accoutre |
Supplier or maker of Military Clothing and Accessories |
| Ackerman/Acreman |
Ploughman or Oxherd |
| Actuary |
Accountant - public business account keeper |
| Administrator |
Court appointee who settled affairs of the estate of the deceased |
| Advertisement Conveyancer |
Sandwich Board Man |
| Advocate Depute |
Scottish Law Officer - Public Prosecutor |
| Advowee |
Usually a Nobleman who had the right to present a clergyman to a benefice |
| Aeronaut |
Balloonist or Trapeze Artist in circus or Music Hall |
| Affeeror / Assessor |
Also Assessor. Manorial Court Official - assessed monetary penalties & collected taxes & dues |
| Agister |
Official of Royal Forests. In the New Forest, In charge of the ponies |
| Alabasterer |
Worked with Alabaster! |
| Alblastere |
Crossbowman |
| Alchemist |
Medieval Chemist, claiming ability to make gold from base metal |
| Alderman |
Senior Councillor immediately below Mayor in local Councils. (Still extant today.) |
| Ale-Conner / Ale Founder |
Official who tested quality and measure served in Public Houses. (Pubs) |
| Ale Draper |
Seller of Ale |
| Ale Tunner |
Filled the Ale casks (tuns) in Breweries |
| Alewife |
Woman who kept an Alehouse or Tavern |
| All Spice |
A Grocer |
| Almanac Man |
Official of the Court of Sewers – warned of abnormally high tides in the Trent River area |
| Almoner |
1) In charge of an Almshouse. 2) Giver of charity to the needy 3) Hospital employee who assists patients with personal matters arising from their stay in hospital |
| Almsman |
Receiver of Alms |
| Alnager / Aulnager |
Official - examined quality of woolen goods & stamped them with the town seal of approval |
| Amanuensis |
Secretary or stenographer |
| Amber Cutter |
Cut and polished Amber for jewellery |
| Ambler |
Officer of the Royal Stables who broke in the horses |
| Amen Man |
Parish Clerk |
| Anchor Smith |
Made Anchors |
| Anchoress |
Female hermit or religious recluse |
| Anchorite |
Male hermit or religious recluse |
| Angle Smith |
A blacksmith skilled in forging angle irons, beams, etc., into various forms used in shipbuilding |
| Anilepman |
Smallholder - tenant of the Manor |
| Ankle Beater |
Young person who helped to drive cattle to market |
| Annatto Maker |
Made dyes for paint or printing trades |
| Annuitant |
Receiver of an Annuity - An annuity is income paid to a beneficiary at regular intervals, for a fixed period or ascertainable period (usually the lifetime of a nominee) in return for a lump sum payment having been previously made into the scheme by a subscriber - i.e. a spouse, benefactor or employer |
| Antigropelos Maker |
Made waterproof leggings |
| Anvil Smith |
Maker of anvils and hammers for the smithy trade |
| Apiarian |
Beekeeper |
| Apothecary |
Prepared and sold medicines and drugs. Pharmacist |
| Apparitor |
Official who summoned witnesses to the ecclesiastical courts |
| Apposer |
Examiner; officer of the Court of Exchequer |
| Apprentice |
Trainee bound to a skilled (Master) worker or Company for a specified time to learn the Trade More Info. More Info. |
| Aproneer |
Term used in London for a Shopkeeper |
| Apronman |
Engineer or mechanic |
| Aquarius Ewar |
Waterman |
| Aquavita Seller |
Seller of Alcohol |
| Arbiter |
Arbitrated in disputes |
| Archiator |
Physician |
| Archil Maker |
Made a purple dye from lichens - used in the textile industry |
| Arkwright |
Skilled craftsman making "Arks" (wooden chests or coffers) |
| Armiger |
Squire who carried a Knight's armour. Entitled to bear heraldic arms |
| Armourer |
Made armour for wear or for buildings, ships etc. and now used to include armaments generally |
| Arrowsmith |
Forged arrowheads |
| Artificer |
A military mechanic who does repairs |
| Artisan |
One who is employed in any of the industrial arts; a mechanic, handicraftsman, artificer. |
| Ashman |
Dustman - today called a "Cleansing Operative/Engineer" !! |
| Assayer |
Determined the proportions of minerals in ore |
| Assay Master |
Determined the amount of gold or silver in coins |
| Assisor |
Scottish juror |
| Auger Maker |
Made carpenters' augers, used for boring holes in wood |
| Aulnager |
See Alnager |
| Aurifaber |
Goldsmith |
| Avenator (Plantifene) |
Hay and forage Merchant |
| Avowry |
Lord of the Manor |
| Axel Tree Maker / Turner |
Made axles for coaches and wagons |
