Old English Census Occupations - Most people have never heard of these!

What did a Besom Maker make?

Wooden shoes

Bells for churches

Liquor

Brooms usually from twigs with a centre pole

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What was a Netter?

Someone who makes wigs

A notary

A mule driver

Someone who makes nets

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What was a Nightwalker?

A watchman or bellman

A homeless person

A drunk person

Someone who emptied cesspits

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What was a Purser?

A ship's officer in charge of provisions & accounts

A supervisor on a farm

A school teacher

Someone who operated the machines on a ship

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What is a Solicitor now known as?

Lawyer

Headhunter

Salesman

Manager

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What was a Sumpter?

The driver of a pack horse

Someone who made or repaired clothes

A metal worker

An accountant

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What was a Turnkey?

A wine merchant

A prison warden or jail keeper

A servant of the lowest order

A person in charge of a warehouse

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What was a Wet Nurse?

A girl who looks after old women

A woman employed to suckle another woman's child

A nurse who delivers babies

Someone who assisted women during the first month after giving birth

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What was an Ensign?

An entrepreneur

A naval commissioned officer

Household servant

A dyer

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What was a Domesman?

Cart driver

Judge

Debt collector

Slave overseer

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