Old Occupation Names

Sometimes in researching older documents you come across words that are unfamiliar but that make you wonder. For me, it first happened while looking at the Revolutionary War record for my ancestor, Jesse Belknap. On which his military roll was Artificer. What? So I researched and it meant a military mechanic who does repairs.

Over the years I have come across some good resources for old occupations. We will look at one today and I will share some others at the end of the quiz.

Hall Genealogy Website - Old Occupation Names (http://rmhh.co.uk/occup/a.html) Each question will reference an occupation and you need to look it up and tell me what it means.

Hint

• Each letter of the alphabet has its own page. Use the alphabet at the top to move from page to page.

• You can copy and paste the definitions. Using the mouse, click and drag the cursor to highlight the words you want to copy. Right-click and choose copy. Then right-click again where to want to paste and choose paste.

Questions

I’ll give you the occupation name, you tell me what it is:

1. Happers?

2. Schrimpschonger?

3. Grimbribber?

4. Xylographer?

5. Ankle Beater?

6. Heck Maker (not as wild as you would think)?