Pike County Missouri - Olde Occupations

Acater	supplied food provisions
Accipitrary	falconer
Accomptant	accountant
Accoucheur	man who acts as a midwife
Accoucheus	man who acts as a midwife
Accoucheuse	midwife
Accoutre	supplier of military accessories
Accoutrement Maker	supplier of military accessories
Ackerman	ploughman; ox herder
Acreman	ploughman; ox herder
Actuary	kept public accounts of business
Advertisement Conveyancer	sandwich board man
Administatrix	female administrator
Administrator	directed the affairs of another
Advocate Depute	(Scottish) law officer who could act a public prosecutor
Advowee	nobleman who had the right to present a clergyman to a benefice
Aeronaut	balloonist or a trapeze artist in the circus or music halls
Affeeror	official in the manorial courts who assessed the monetary penalty and collected taxes and dues
Agister	official of the Royal Forests; New Forest - title for the one in charge of the ponies
Alabasterer	worked with alabaster
Alblastere	crossbow man
Alchemist	medieval chemist who claimed to be able to turn base metals into gold
Alderman	senior councilor one position down from Mayor in the local council
Ale Draper	seller of ale
Ale Founder	official who tested quality and measure of ale served in public houses
Ale Taster	tested ale and beer for quality - forerunner of the Inspector for Weights & Measures
Ale Tunner	employed by the brewery to fill ale casks (tuns} with ale
Ale-Conner	official who tested quality and measure of ale served in public houses
Alewife	woman who keeps an alehouse or tavern
All Spice	name for a grocer
Almanac Man	warned the inhabitants of the Trent River area of higher than normal tides
Almoner	giver of charity to the needy
Almsman	received alms
Alnager	official who examined the quality of woolen goods and stamped them with the town seal of approval
Amanuensis	secretary or stenographer
Amber & Jet Cutter	cut and polished amber for jewelry
Amber Cutter	cut ambergris
Ambler	officer of the Royal Stable who broke in horses
Amen Man	parish clerk
Anchor Smith	made anchors
Anchoress	female hermit or religious recluse
Anchorite	male hermit or religious recluse
Angle Iron Smith	made angle iron
Anilepmen	smallholder (tenant of the manor)
Ankle Beater	young person who helped to drive the cattle to market
Annatto Maker	worked in the manufacture of dyes for paint or printing
Annealing	part of the tinplate process
Annuitant	in receipt of an annual allowance or with investment producing annual income
Antigropelos Maker	made waterproof leggings
Anvil Smith	made anvils and hammers for blacksmiths
Apiarian	beekeeper
Apothecary	prepared and sold medicines or drugs; pharmacist
Apparitor	official who summoned witnesses in the ecclesiastical courts
Apprentice	was bound to a skilled worker for a specified time to learn a trade
Aproneer	term used in London for a shopkeeper
Apronman	mechanic
Aquarius (Ewar)	waterman
Aquavita Seller	sold alcohol
Archiator	physician
Archil Maker	made a violet dye from lichens, used in the textile industry
Arkwright	skilled craftsman who produced "arks" (wooden chests or coffers)
Armiger	squire who carried the armor of a knight
Armourer	made suits of armor or plates of armor for buildings or ships etc.
Artificer	maker or fixer of intricate objects; soldier mechanic who does repairs
Ashman	dustman
Ashmanshipman	sailor
Assay Master	determined the amount of gold or silver to go in coins
Assayer	determined the proportions of metal in ore
Assorters	part of the tinplate process, packed 112 sheets to a box for labeling and dispatch.
Auger Maker	made the carpenters augers
Aulnager	official responsible for inspecting and measuring woolen cloth
Aurifaber	goldsmith
Avenator (Plantifene)	hay and forage merchant
Avowry	lord of the manor
Axel Tree Maker/Turner	made axels for coaches and wagons