Pike County Missouri - Olde Occupations

Caddie	messenger or errand boy
Caddy Butcher	butcher that dealt in horse meat
Cadger	beggar
Cafender	carpenter
Caffler	rag and bone collector
Cainer	made walking sticks
Caird	another term for a tinker
Calciner	burnt bones to make powdered lime
Calender	listed documents
Calender Worker	operated a machine which pressed using two large rollers (calender) to press and finish fabrics or paper
Calenderer	operated a machine which pressed using two large rollers (calender) to press and finish fabrics or paper
Calenderman	operated a machine which pressed using two large rollers (calender) to press and finish fabrics or paper
Calico Printer	dyed and colored calico
Cambist	banker
Cambric Maker	made a fine linen or cotton fabric called cambric
Camister	minister of the cloth
Camlet Merchant	seller of camlet, cloth used to make cloaks & petticoats
Campaner	bell maker
Cancellarius	chancellor
Candle Maker	made and sold candles
Candler	made and sold candles
Candy Man	traveling candy salesman; slang name for a bailiff
Caner	made the seats for chairs out of woven cane
Cannaller	canal boat worker
Canter	religious speaker who uses cant
Canting Caller	auctioneer
Canvaser	made canvas
Cap Maker	made caps usually worn by the working class
Caper	cap maker
Capillaire Maker	made orange flavored syrup
Capitalist	investor
Capper	made caps usually worn by the working class
Captain	in charge of a ship or a group of soldiers and also term for an overseer
Card Nailer	maintained the teeth (nails) on the carding machine
Carder	cards wool
Cardmaker	maker of cards (instruments for combing wool)
Cardroomer	term for anyone who worked in the carding room of the mills
Caretaker	takes care of another's property
Carman	drove a vehicle used to transport goods
Carner	granary keeper
Carnifex	butcher
Carpentarius	carpenter
Carrier	drove a vehicle used to transport goods
Carry-in-Boy	took finished bottled (products) to the tempering oven
Cart Wheeler	made cart wheels
Carter	drove a vehicle used to transport goods
Carter	maker or driver carts
Cartographer	map maker
Cartomancer	fortune teller who used cards
Cartwright	maker of carts & wagons
Cashmarie	sold fish usually at inland markets
Caster	made small bottles used for sprinkling salt, pepper, sugar etc
Castor	hat maker
Castora	made small bottles used for sprinkling salt, pepper, sugar etc
Castrator	castrated farm animals
Catagman	cottager
Catchpole	sheriff's assistant or bailiff
Catchpolla	sheriff's assistant or bailiff
Catechista	teacher of religion
Cattle Duffer	peddler
Cattle Jobber	buys and sells cattle
Caulker	filled cracks in ships, windows or seams to make them watertight
Cautioner	guarantor
Ceapman	merchant, often itinerant
Ceiler	puts up ceilings
Cellarman	looked after the beer, wines and spirits in public houses or the warehouse
Cemmer	hand combed the yarn before weaving
Chaff Cutter	made chaff by cutting straw
Chafferer	dealer in chaff
Chair Bodger	traveling chair repairman
Chair Bottomer	made the seats for chairs out of woven cane
Chaisemaker	carriage maker
Chaloner	dealer in shalloon (a material made in Chalons)
Chamber Master	shoemaker that worked from home as an outworker or selling direct
Chamberlain	steward to either royalty or nobility, in charge of the household
Chambermaid	female servant attending to bedrooms in houses or inns
Chandler	candle seller; grocer; provisioner; usually associated with provisioning ships
Chanty Man	sailor that led the singing of shanties on board ship
Chapeler	made and sold hats
Chapman	merchant, often itinerant
Charcoal Burner	made charcoal usually in the woods where the trees were cut
Charman	drove a vehicle used to transport goods
Chartmaster	middleman that negotiated mining contracts and supplied the labor
Charwoman	cleaning woman
Chatelaine	mistress of a castle or house
Chaunter	street entertainer who sung ballads
Checkweighman	checked coal weight recorded by the mine management
Cheese Factor	dealer in cheeses
Cheese Monger	dealer in cheeses
Cheeseman	dealer in cheeses
Chesterman	guard
Chiffonier	wig maker or ragpicker
Childbed Linen Warehouse Keeper/Dealer	hired bed linen for childbirth as most children were born at home
Chimney Sweep	chimney cleaner
Chinglor	roof tiler who used wooden shingles
Chip	shipwright or carpenter
Chippers Labourer	assistant to a shipwright or ships carpenter
Chiropodist	treats diseases of the feet & hands
Chirugion	apothecary or surgeon
Chirurgeon	apothecary or surgeon
Chowder	fish monger
Chronologist	recorded official events of historical importance
Cinder Filler	iron industry worker
Cinder Wench	female who collected the cinders from gas works and sold them door to door
Cissor	tailor
Claker	magician/astrologer
Clapman	town crier
Clark	clerk
Clarke	cleric or scribe
Classman	unemployed laborer
Claviger	servant
Clay Carrier	assistant to the shot firer in the pits
Clayman	prepares clay for making bricks; coats outside of buildings with clay to make them water proof
Clergyman	cleric
Clericus	clerk
Clerk	clergyman, cleric
Cleyman	prepares clay for making bricks; coats outside of buildings with clay to make them water proof
Clicker	servant of a salesman who stood at the door to invite customers; printer in charge of final layout; makes eyelet holes in boots
Clipper	attached coal carts to wire or rope used to drag carts to and from coal face
Clipper Off	attached coal carts to wire or rope used to drag carts to and from coal face
Clipper On	attached coal carts to wire or rope used to drag carts to and from coal face
Clod Hopper	plowman
Clogger	maker of wooden shoes
Cloth Lapper	took the cloth from the carding machine readied it for the next process
Cloth Linter	removed unwanted threads and lint from the finished material
Cloth Picker	removed unwanted threads and lint from the finished material
Clothesman	made or sold clothes
Clothier	made or sold clothes
Clothman	made or sold clothes
Clouter	made nails; shoemaker
Clower	made nails; shoemaker
Cmerist	lady's maid
Coach Driver	drove any coach
Coachman	drove any coach
Coal Backer	carried the sacks of coal from the coal barge to the coal wagons
Coal Burner	made charcoal
Coal Drawer	worked in the mines pushing or dragging the coal carts to the bottom of the pit
Coal Heaver	unloaded coal
Coal Higgler	sold coal usually from a horse and cart, house to house
Coal Merchant	sold coal usually from a horse and cart, house to house
Coal Runner	attended the coal carts underground
Coal Whipper	unloaded coal from ships using baskets attached to a simple form of crane
Coalman	sold coal usually from a horse and cart, house to house
Coalmeter	measured the coal
Coast Surveyor	customs officer who watched over the off loading of goods on the coast
Coast waiter	officer in Customs service charging coast side duties
Cobbler	shoe maker/repairer
Cobleman	used a flat bottomed boat for fishing
Cocus	cook
Cod Placer	put fire proof containers which held the pottery for firing into the kiln
Cohen	priest
Coiner	worked at the mint stamping out coins
Collar Maker	made horse collars; made shirt collars
Collector	customs service controller of a collection (an administrative area)
Collier	coal miner; a coal merchant; worked on the coal barges
Colonus	farmer or husbandman
Coloratora	worked with dyes
Colour Man	mixed the dyes in the textile trade; assistant to a house painter
Colourator	worked with dyes
Colporteur	coal miner
Colporteur	peddler of books
Comb Maker	made combs for the textile industry; maker of hair combs
Comber	combs wool
Combere	combs wool
Commission Merchant	acts or transacts business for another; Scottish steward or bailiff of an estate
Compositor	set the type ready for printing
Conder	gave steering instructions to the steersman; gave directions to inshore fisherman of fish movements on shoals
Coney Catcher	rabbit catcher
Confectioner	candy maker
Conner	gave steering instructions to the steersman; gave directions to inshore fisherman of fish movements on shoals; inspector or tester
Conveyor	grantor or seller
Cooper	makes or repairs vessels made of staves & hoops, such as casks, barrels, tubs, etc.
Copeman	merchant, often itinerant
Copeman	dealer in goods; dishonest dealer in horses
Coper	dealer in goods; dishonest dealer in horses
Copperas Worker	worked in the tinplate manufacturing industry
Copperbeater	coppersmith
Copperbeter	coppersmith
Coppersmith	worked with copper
Coppice Keeper	takes care of small wood
Coracle Maker	made coracles, a small round boat used for fishing
Cordewanarius	shoemaker; leather worker using Cordovan leather
Cordiner	shoemaker; leather worker using Cordovan leather
Cordwainer	shoemaker; leather worker using Cordovan leather
Corporal	man in charge of underground haulage hands
Corviner	shoemaker; leather worker using Cordovan leather
Corvisor	shoemaker; leather worker using Cordovan leather
Corvister	involved in leather tanning, curing, processing or manufacturing trades
Costermonger	peddler of fruits and vegetables
Cotiler	cutler
Cottier	landless farmer in the Irish midland estates that farmed at will, not year to year
Counter	worked in the tinplate manufacturing industry
Couper	buys & sells
Couranteer	journalist
Cowherd	cow tender
Cowkeeper	kept one or more cows in the back yard of a house providing milk to sell at the front door or window
Coxwain	ship or boat helmsman
Cratch Maker	made cratches (mangers, cribs, or frames) for hay
Crayman	driver of a cart carrying heavy loads
Crier	law court officer, auctioneer, town announcer
Crimper	member of navy press gang
Crocker	potter
Crofter	tenant of a small piece of land
Cropper	tenant who is paid with a share of the crop
Crosier	bearer of the pastoral staff of a bishop; bearer of the cross before the archbishop in the church
Crowner	coroner
Crozier	bearer of the pastoral staff of a bishop; bearer of the cross before the archbishop in the church
Cuhreur	currier
Culler	gelder of male animals
Cunreur	currier
Cuper	maker or repairer of vessels made of staves & hoops ie. barrels, casks and tubs
Cuper	cooper
Curer	cures tobacco
Curretter	broker
Currier	dresses the coat of a horse with a curry comb; tanned leather by incorporating oil or grease
Customer	customs tax collector
Cutler	knife seller or sharpener