|
Old Name |
New Name or Meaning |
| Haberdasher |
Seller of clothing and accoutrements |
| Hacker |
1) Woodcutter 2) Maker and/or user of hoes or other cutting tools |
| Hackler / Heckler / Hackman / Hatcheler |
Combed or "carded" the coarse flax, using a Hackle - a toothed implement - in linen making. |
| Hackle Setter |
Set and maintained the pins in a Hackle |
| Hacklemaker/Heckelmaker |
Made the Hackles (combs) for combing flax |
| Hackney Man |
Horse drawn Cab/Taxi driver - Taxis were originally called Hackney Cabs |
| Haft Presser |
Employed in the Sheffield cutlery industry pressing bone/horn into knife handles (hafts). 19c. |
| Hairweaver / Hairman |
Weaver of horsehair cloth |
| Halberd Carrier / Halberdier |
Soldier who was armed with a halberd - a combined spear and axe |
| Half Timer |
Child who spent half the day at school and half in the mills |
| Hammerman |
Smith, hammerman |
| Handseller |
Street Vendor |
| Handwoman |
Midwife or female attendant |
| Happers |
Usually women and children whose job was to square off the drained lumps of salt with wooden implements, ready for drying. |
| Harlot |
1) Vagabond, beggar, rogue 2) 14c male servant / attendant 3) 15c Prostitute |
| Harmer Beck |
Constable |
| Harper |
Harp player |
| Hatter |
Hat maker / seller More Info. |
| Hawker / Huckster |
Peddler or street seller. Itinerant street dealer who carried his wares with him. Often used as a term of abuse. |
| Haymonger |
Dealer in hay |
| Hayrester |
Worker in horsehair |
| Hayard |
1) Inspected hedges and fences of a parish and also impounded stray animals 2) Tended fields set aside to produce hay Also Field Master |
| Headsman |
Executioner |
| Headswoman |
Midwife |
| Heald Knitter |
Made 'healds' -
lengths of cord with an eye in the middle through which the warp threads on a loom ran so that they could alternately be raised and lowered for the shuttle to pass through with the weft thread. More Info. |
| Heald/Heddle or Yell Manufacturer |
Manufacturer of Healds, used on looms. The warp yarns are passed through loops known as Healds, which raise and lower the yarns after the shuttle has passed the weft across the width of the loom |
| Heck Maker |
Made spinning machine guides for guiding yarn onto reels |
| Hedge Looker |
Oversaw maintenance of hedges and enclosures. Also see Field Master & Hayward |
| Hedger |
Hedge Trimmer and maker of "grown" hedges - a skilled art |
| Heelmaker |
Made shoe heels |
| Hellier / Hillier |
Roof tiler or Slater |
| Hempheckler |
See Hackler |
| Henchman / Hensman / Hinxman |
1) Squire or page of honour 2) Groom, horseman 3) Chief attendant to a Highland chief |
| Henter |
Thief |
| Hewer |
Mine face worker - hewed or cut the coal |
| Higgler |
Itinerant peddler. A lot of the Higgler's trade involved barter, rather than money changing hands and the name derives from the resultant haggling. |
| High Sheriff |
The highest ranking sheriff |
| Highwayman |
Robber, usually mounted, who preyed on travellers on public highways |
| Hillier |
Roof tiler |
| Hillman / Hillsman |
A man who worked at the pithead; a colliery official, late 17th-early 20th century (Scottish) |
| Hind / Hynd |
1) A domestic servant 2) A skilled farm labourer (Scotland) |
| Hobbler / Hobler |
1) Towed river or canal boats 2) Casual dock labourer 3) Unlicensed pilot. More Info. |
| Hodsman |
Mason's assistant - carried the "Hod" in which materials were carried |
| Hoggard |
Pig drover |
| Holer |
1) Miner 2) Made the holes in sewing needles. Also called an Eyer |
| Holder up |
1) Rivetter's Mate - whilst the red hot rivet head was formed by the rivetter, he would hold a heavy
hammer or dolly against the other end of the rivet.
2) Assistant to a forger of chains or shackles by holding up the work.
3) Machinist's assistant, holding up work to the various machines. |
| Holloware Turner |
Operated a lathe to shape & clean up the inside of metal utensils, teapots etc & cooking pots |
| Hoofer |
A dancer |
| Hooker |
1) 16c. Reaper 2) 19c. Textile mill worker operating machinery which laid out fabric in uniform folds to required length |
| Hooper / Hoop shaver |
Made hoops for casks and barrels |
| Horner |
Made horn cutlery handles, combs |
| Horseman |
Led working horses on a farm |
| Horse Courser |
Owner of racing horses |
| Horse Knave |
Groom |
| Horse Leech |
Farrier, veterinarian |
| Horse Marine |
Towed canal barges where horses could not be used |
| Horse Capper |
Dealer in worthless horses |
| Horse-hair Curler |
Prepared horse hair for upholstery stuffing |
| Hosier |
Retailer of hosiery - socks, stockings, gloves etc. |
| Hosteller / Hostelier |
Innkeeper |
| Hostler |
1) Stableman, groom 2) repairer of railway engines |
| Hotpresser |
Worked in textile or paper mills, pressing product between hot glazing sheets to smooth and glaze it |
| House Joiner |
Made the wooden frames of houses |
| House Wright |
House builder |
| Howdy Wife |
Midwife |
| Hoyman |
Used a "hoy" - a small coastal vessel - to transport passengers and goods |
| Huckster / Huxter / Hookster |
1) Street seller of ale, often a woman 2) Retailer of small wares in shop or booth |
| Huffler |
Worked on the canals assisting boats and barges through the locks. |
| Huissher |
Usher or door attendant |
| Hurdleman / Hurdler |
Made wattle fencing "hurdles" |
| Hurriers |
Usually girls from the age of 5, employed hauling coal underground |
| Husband-Man / Husbandman |
1) Tenant farmer 2) Farmer dealing with animals (14th century From the Anglo-Saxon husbonda) - a shepherd |
| Hush Shopkeeper |
Unlicensed beer brewer and seller |
