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Occupations 

• Old Scottish Occupations . Comprehensive list and description of over 300  unusual occupations and work terms found on 17th, 18th, 19th and early 20th century records, Census returns, and gravestone inscriptions in Scotland.

         

Extract from List of Old Scottish Occupations from Scots Family .......... Baxter                   Baker Beadle                  Parish official employed in church to usher and keep order. Beadman               Licensed beggar Beamer                 A weaver's beamer drew yarn through the heavy beam of a loom. Bedeswoman        An alms woman, licensed beggar Beetler                  Cloth mill worker operating a beetling machine to emboss fabric Beildsman             Licensed beggar Berlin blacker       Applied a dull black varnish as a coating for ironware products Blaxter                  Bleacher of cloth Bleacher               Mill worker who whitened textiles, or paper  Blockcutter           Person who hand-carves wooden blocks used for printing Blockmaker          A trader or broker Blockprinter          Person who prints on paper or cloth with carved wooden blocks Bobbin turner       Maker of wooden bobbins and spools for textile mills ..........

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