| Haberdasher |
Seller of men's clothing |
| Hacker |
Maker of hoes |
| Hackler / Hackman / Heckler |
One who separated the coarse part of flax or hemp with a hackle,
an instrument with teeth in linen industry |
| Hackney Man |
Renter of
horses & carriages |
| Hair Seating / Curled Hair Merchant |
Dealer in horse-hair stuffing used in upholstery |
| Hairweaver / Hairman |
Weaver of cloth composed wholly or partly of horsehair |
| Halbert Carrier |
Soldier or halberdier, armed with a halberd, a combination
spear and battleaxe (a ceremonial officer) |
| Hammerman |
Hammerer, a smith |
| Handle Sticker |
Put handles on cast ceramic cups, pitchers, etc |
| Handseller |
Street vendor |
| Handwoman |
Midwife or female attendant |
| Hankyman |
A travelling magician in Victorian/Edwardian England |
| Hansard |
Weapon maker or seller |
| Harlot |
Vagabond, beggar, rogue, 14th century male servant, attendant
or menial, and 15th century, loose woman |
| Harmer Beck |
Constable |
| Harper |
Performer on the harp |
| Hatchler |
Combed out or carded flax |
| Hatter |
Maker of or dealer in hats |
| Hawker |
A
travelling salesman who carries his wares |
| Haymonger |
Dealer in hay |
| Hayward |
Fence viewer |
| Headsman |
Executioner |
| Headswoman |
Midwife |
| Heald Knitter |
Operator of a machine which produced a jersey type of fabric
as opposed to woven fabric |
| Heck Maker |
Maker of a part of a spinning machine by which the yarn is
guided to the reels |
| Hedge Looker |
Supervised good repair of fence and enclosures |
| Hedger |
Hedge trimmer |
| Heelmaker |
Made shoe heels |
| Hellier
/ Hillier |
A
slater or tiler |
| Helper-up |
Young boy employed in Durham pits to help other workers |
| Hempheckler |
Flax
worker |
| Henchman |
Horseman
or groom |
| Henter |
Thief |
| Hetheleder |
Provider
of heather for fuel |
| Hewer |
Miner
who cut coal, stone, etc., a face worker in a mine |
| Higgler |
An
itinerant dealer usually with horse and cart |
| Highwayman |
Robber
who preys on public roads |
| Hillard
/ Hiller / Hillier |
Covered
houses with slate; tiler |
| Hind |
A
farm labourer or household servant |
| Hired
Man |
Gardener,
farmhand, or stableman |
| Hobbler |
Boat
tower on a river or canal |
| Hodsman |
Mason's
assistant |
| Hoggard |
Pig
drover |
| Holster |
Groom
who took care of horses |
| Honey
Dipper |
Extracted
raw sewage from catch basins and out-houses |
| Hoofer |
Dancer |
| Hooker |
16th
century reaper, 19th century worker in textile industry who
operated a machine which laid fabric flat in uniform folds
of any required length |
| Hooper |
Makes
hoops for casks (not a cooper) |
| Horner |
Worker
in horn making spoons, combs, or musical horns |
| Horse
Courser |
Owner
of race horses |
| Horse
Knave |
Groom |
| Horse
Leech |
Veterinarian,
farrier |
| Horse
Marine |
Man-handled
barges on canals when horses could not be used |
| Horse-Capper |
Dealer
in worthless horses |
| Horse-Hair
Curler |
Dressed
horse hair which was used extensively in the upholstery trade |
| Hosier |
Retailer
of stockings, socks, gloves, nightcaps |
| Hosteller |
Innkeeper |
| Hostler
/ Ostler |
Cares
for horses, stableman, groom, repairer or railway engines |
| Hotpresser |
Worker
in paper or textile industries where product was pressed between
glazed boards and hot metal plates to obtain a smooth and shiny
surface |
| House
Joiner |
House
framer |
| House
Wright |
House
builder |
| Howdy
Wife |
Midwife |
| Hoyman |
One
who carries goods and passengers by water (Hoy - small coastal
vessel or sloop) |
| Huckster |
A
street seller of ale (often a woman) or a retailer of small
wares in a shop or booth |
| Huissher |
Usher
or door attendant |
| Hurdleman
/ Hurdler |
Hedge-maker,
of wattled framework fencing |
| Hurriers |
Term
applied to the girls aged 5-18 who were employed as coal-drawers
in the coal industry |
| Husbandman |
A
tenant farmer |
| Hush
Shop Keeper |
Brewed
and sold beer without a license (usually as a side line) |
