Thursday, October 30, 2014

Occupations England, Wales & Scotland 1841-1881

Below is a list I put together from a census report by Charles Booth entitled "Occupations of the People." I'm not going to brother listing the number of folks involved during the various censuses. If you're in need of that information here is a link to the book at Google Books.©1886

For the purpose of creative thinking here's a great list to get you going.

Farmers
Agricultural Laborers & Shepherds
Nurserymen & Gardners
Drainage & Machinery Attendants
Breeding (Horse & Cattle)
Fishermen
Miners
Quarry & Brick Layers
Salt & Water Works
Management
Operative
Road Making
Machinery & Tools
Ship Building
Metal Workers
Earthenware
Fuel, Gas and Chemicals
Furs, Leather & Glue
Wood, Furniture, Carriages
Paper, Floor Cloth, Waterproof
Textiles & Dyeing
Dress
Food, Drink, & Smoking
Watches, Instruments & Toys
Printing & Bookbinding
Navigational & Docks
Railways
Roads
Raw Materials
Clothing, Materials & Dress (not sure why dress is listed twice)
Lodging & Coffee Houses
Stationary
Administration
Army, Navy
Police, Prisons
Law
Medicine
Art & Amusement
Literature & Science
Education
Religion
Domestic Care Services
Property Owning (Real Estate)




1 comment:

  1. What a great list. Thanks for gathering the information and sharing it!

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