Summary of Occupations - entered by forum members

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General Occupations

The VictorianWeb. A wealth of information, photographs etc on Victorian times and occupations.​

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'Beachmen' in Gt Yarmouth, Norfolk (seem to be Salvagers)
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Blacksmiths and Blacksmithing

web page​

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Coal Whipper.

Picture from 1887 The whippers brought the coal up from below deck using a pulley system. The coal was then swung onto the quay or into a lighter. Coal was brought to London by colliers from the north of England. I also found a 1843 Parliamentary bill about them in Hansard​

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Census Enumerator
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Jack of all Trades
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Lighthouse Personnel

in England, Wales and The Channel Islands, c1790-1911​

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Marine store dealer "second Hand Shop owner"
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Night Soil Man

A Life of Waste The work of a Night Soil Man or Nightman was perhaps one of the worst jobs imaginable: emptying a cesspit. Proceed to what this occupation entailed with caution!​

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Parish Clerk

The Parish Clerks Company​

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Railwaymen

Railway Ancestors is a small, basic website that offers a service for researchers whose ancestors worked on the railways in the UK, Ireland and British railway workers oversea.​

National Railway Museum - this area is called ...wait for it...The Search Engine!​

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Rope Spinner

Images for Rope Spinning and this document of instructions.​

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Sugar Boiler

- occupation on 1911 census​

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