British. Boat Families UK. Burial info. D Tree. National Archives. Old Maps. Parish Records. Regarding Names. US Genealogy. Search Hints. Flag Flying Days 2016 - College of Arms. Genealogy - Glossary of Old Occupations & Trades. Glossary of Old Occupations & Trades The world of work has changed greatly from the times of our ancestors, causing many occupational names and terms to fall into disuse.
If you found your ancestor named as a ripper, seinter, hosteler, sperviter, dobber, or pettifogger, would you know what it meant? Probably not.