Old Name	New Name or Meaning
Gabeler	Tax collector
Gaffer	1) Foreman 2) Elderly man
Gaffman	Bailiff
Gager / Gauger	Collector of alcohol taxes. Measured capacity of barrels to calculate the duty
Galloon Maker	Made a decorative woven trim commonly made of metallic gold or silver thread, lace, or embroidery. Galloon is used in the trim of military and police uniforms, ecclesiastical dress, and as trim on textiles, drapery, and upholstery.
Gamester	1) Gambler 2) Prostitute
Ganger / Gangsman	Overseer / foreman - from mid 18c.
Ganneker	Innkeeper
Gaoler	A keeper of the gaol, a jailer
Garthman	1) Fisherman using fish traps 2) Yardman or herdsman 3) Maintained a "garth" or dam on the river for catching fish
Gas Maker	Made gas by heating coal to produce gas, which was purified to remove the tar. The coal would be turned into coke. The gas could be used for lighting, heating or powering a gas engine. The tar was used in road surfacing.
Gas Manager	In charge of detecting dangerous gases in mines
Gasser	See Cotton Yarn Gasser
Gater	Watchman
Gatherer	Glassworker. Inserted the blow iron into molten glass ready for the blower
Gatherer's Boy	Assistant who shielded the gatherer's face from the furnace with a shovel
Gatward	Goatkeeper
Gaunter	Glove maker
Gaveller	1) In the Forest of Dean - Crown officer granting "gales" - the right to work a mine 2) In Suffolk - Female (usually) harvest worker 3) Usurer
Gelder	Animal castrator
GP / General Practitioner	Local medical doctor, a term used today.  More Info.
Gentleman	Gentry; Aristocrat, whose income came from his land
Gentry	Families of hereditary rank - the baronets and knights in England
Geometer	Person skilled in geometry
Gerund Grinder	Latin Tutor
Gigger	Operated a gigging machine - a machine for dressing woollen cloth by subjecting it to the action of teasels.
Gilder	Applied gold leaf for decoration
Gimler	Made gimp - a kind of card
Ginour	Engineer
Ginny / Jenny/ Jenney Tenter	Minded a Ginny - a stationary engine used in coal mining to haul coal to the surface
Girdler	Made leather belts & girdles, mainly for the army
Glass Coachman	Drove a two horse carriage for hire
Glazier / Glassman	1) Window glass man / glass cutter 2) Seller of glassware
Gleeman	Mediaeval minstrel
Glover	Glove maker / seller
Goat Carriageman	Driver of a small carriage
Goldsmith	1) Banker  2) Worker in gold
Gong Farmer / Gong Scourer	Emptied cesspits, ashpits and outside toilets - "middins" - usually required to work from 9pm to 5am. See also Night Soilman
Gooseherd	Tended geese
Gorseman	Sold gorse and broom, largely for making brooms
Gossoon	Servant boy
Gozzard	Herder of geese
Grace Wife	Midwife
Graffer	Notary or scrivener
Grainer	Painted wood grain effect
Granger	Farmer
Grassman/woman	Seller of grease – from Old French graisse, greisse, gresse ‘grease’.
Graver	1) Engraver 2) Carver or Sculptor 3) Worker in a ship graving dock, cleaning and repairing ships hulls
Grazier	A person who pastures and raises cattle
Greenwich (Hospital) Pensioner	A long-serving ex Royal Navy man, awarded an out-pension for age, wounds or incapacity. See
Grieve / Greave	Bailiff, Sheriff, Foreman
Greengrocer	Sells fresh fruit and vegetables
Greensmith	Worker in copper - coppersmith
Greenwich Barber	Sold sand from the Greenwich pits
Grey Cloth Dealer	Dealer in Grey Cloth - the unfinished product of the looms before bleaching, dyeing or printing. The term is still used in the trade.
Grimbribber	Lawyer
Grinder	1) Used a grinding machine, mainly for knife and scissor sharpening, which was commonly done door-to-door 2) Maintained a carding machine in textile mills 3) Tutor
Groover	Miner
Groundsel & Chickweed Seller	Street seller of weeds to feed songbirds
Guinea Pig	Roving (freelance) person, whose usual fee was a guinea (One pound, one shilling)
Gummer	Re-cut old saws, sharpening and improving depth of cut
Gun Filer	Removed the casting imperfections on gun barrels
Gun Stocker	Carves gun stocks from wood and fits them to the metal parts of the gun
Gyp	College servant to undergraduates