Old occupations, jobs, archaic trades and similar historical terms are often encountered in Family History. Definitions of these words and terms are recorded here.
There are currently 18 old occupations, professions and trades in this directory beginning with the letter J.
Jack-Frame Tenter
Cotton industry worker who operated a jack-frame, used for giving a twist to the thread.
Jagger
[1] Carrier, carter, pedlar or hawker of fish. [2] 19c. Derbyshire. A young boy in charge of 'jags' or train of trucks in coal mine. [3] Man in charge of pack horse carrying iron ore to be smelted. [4] From 1899 a uniformed messenger boy employed by a London business firm.
Japanner
A varnisher who used lacquering process invented in Japan. Closely allied to papier-mâché trade.
Jersey Comber
Worker in woollen manufacture. (Jersey = wool which has been combed but not spun into yarn).
Journeyman
A craftsman who had served an apprenticeship and was no longer bound to serve a master. Distinguished on one side from apprentice, on the other from master.
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