Gabeler |
Tax collector |
Gaffer |
Foreman of a work crew or in glass factory, one who smoothed,
reheated the neck of and formed lip on a bottle |
Gaffman |
A bailiff |
Gager |
Tax collector of liquor taxes |
Galvaniser |
Iron worker who handled process of coating metal with zinc,
to inhibit formation of rust |
Gamester |
Gambler or prostitute |
Ganger |
Overseer or foreman from 1850 onwards |
Gangsman |
Foreman |
Ganneker |
Tavern keeper |
Gaoler |
Jailer |
Garcifer / Garcio |
Groom; attendant |
Garlekmonger |
Garlicmonger; dealer in garlic |
Garthman |
Owner or worker of a fish trap |
Gas Manager |
Foreman position in charge of checking for poisonous gas in
coal mine shafts |
Gater |
Watchman |
Gatherer |
Glassworker who inserted the blow iron into the molten glass
ready for the blower |
Gatherers Boy |
Held a shovel to shield the gatherer's face from the heat |
Gatward |
Goat keeper |
Gauger |
Customs official who measured the capacity of imported barrels
of liquor in order to calculate the customs duty |
Gaunter |
Glover |
Gaveller |
Userer and in the Forest of Dean, an officer for the Crown
who granted gales or the right to work a mine and in Suffolk
a harvest worker, usually female |
Gelder |
Castrator of animals, especially horses |
Geometer |
Skilled in geometry |
Gerund Grinder |
Latin instructor |
Gilder |
Applies gold leaf |
Gimler |
Machinist involved in making a gimp, a kind of card |
Ginour |
Engineer |
Girdler |
Leather worker who made girdles and belts, chiefly for the
Army |
Glass Coachman |
Driver of two-horse carriage hired out for the day |
Glassewryght |
Glasswright; maker and mender of glassware |
Glazier |
Glass cutter or window classman |
Glimmer Man |
In Dublin, the man who would turn out (or down) the gas street-lights
and also warn people turn out lights in their houses to ensure
blackouts during bombing raids at War time |
Glover |
Gne that makes or sells gloves |
Goat Carriage Man |
Driver of small passenger carriage |
Goldsmith |
Maker of gold articles, banker |
Goose Herd |
Tends geese |
Gorzeman |
Seller of gorse or broom |
Grace Wife |
Midwife |
Graffer |
Notary or scrivener |
Grainer |
Painted wood to make it look like great and exotic woods |
Granger |
Farmer |
Graver |
Carver or sculptor, engraver of images or dockside worker who
cleaned ship bottoms by burning and tarring |
Grazier |
Pastures and raises cattle |
Greave / Grieve |
Bailiff, foreman, sheriff |
Green Grocer |
Fruit and vegetable seller |
Greensmith |
Worker in copper or latten |
Grimbribber |
Lawyer |
Groover |
Miner |
Groundsel & Chickweed Seller |
Streetseller of common weeds, used to feed pet songbirds |
Guinea Pig |
An unattached, or roving person whose fee was usally a guinea |
Gummer |
One who improved old saws by deepening the cuts |
Gutta-Percha Manufacturer |
Makes a tough plastic substance derived from latex and percha
scrap used especially as insulation and in dentistry |
Gynour |
Engineer |
Gyp |
College servant especially one attending undergraduates |