occupational nomenclatures

[John Savage]

Traveller - a traveling salesman employed by a company to sell their goods, also known as a "commercial traveller".

Hawker - someone who sells his whares in the street, like a hot dog stand for instance.

Rgds
John

[protohistorian]

Thanks John!Dave

[Pinkerton]

Thanks everyone! You guys are far superior to Wikipedia!

[Robert]

http://www.census1891.com/occupations-t.htm

[protohistorian]

Thank You, Robert!Dave

[protohistorian]

mourning wa?

Something about death? Dave

[protohistorian]

naturalist?

In Kansas we call them nudists! Dave

[protohistorian]

news agent?

Not to be confused with a seller of newspapers.Dave

[protohistorian]

please tell me I did not screw this up!

chemist=pharmacist?Dave

[protohistorian]

collar dressers?

dry cleaners? Dave

[protohistorian]

shop fitters?

Ummmm.......I am stumped.Dave

[miss marple]

Shop fitters fit out shop interiors. Counters,shelves accessories etc, They are still called that today. Miss Marple

[protohistorian]

Thank You Miss Marple.I know some of these questions seem dumb, but what I think something might be is determined by what else is in the PD. There are other listings that refer to design and decoration of interior spaces, so naturally, I was flabbergasted by what differentiates a "shop fitter". Now I know. Dave

[miss marple]

Poo

Hi Protohistorian,
My favourite nomenclature is 'Pure Finder' The poorest of the poor collected dog poo in the street to be used in the leather tanning industry, it was known as 'pure'. The finest leathers would be cured with this substance. The was a tanning yard down in Bermondsey.
The Victorians were great recyclers, they wasted nothing. They would be appalled at our throw away society.
Cheers Miss Marple

[protohistorian]

Hello Miss Marple, I am rapidly finding out how wonderfully diverse Whitechapel of 1888 was. The stereotype is not just misguiding, it borders on a travesty. Dave