•    •  Glossary of Old Occupations, Professions and Trades

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Old occupations, jobs, archaic trades and similar historical terms are often encountered in Family History. Definitions of these words and terms are recorded here.

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There are currently 4 old occupations, professions and trades in this directory beginning with the letter Y.
Yardman
[1] A rail road yard worker, [2] A farm worker.
Yatman
A gate keeper.
Yearman
A person contracted to work for a year.
Yeoman
[1] A freeholder, the next class down from gentry. [2] An assistant to an official. [3] A ships officer in charge of stores.