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HERITAGE
Ancestral Occupations in Jetté and PRDH
by Mike Sevigny #59
I have attempted to find English translations of the occupations of my ancestors in the many published
lists with mixed successes. The occupations with high occurrences seem to be in most of these lists but those
that only occur a few times are seldom found. The missing name that originally gave made me start my own list
was ‘poigneur,’ which I incorrectly (?) translated as dagger maker. This and other names were added to my
‘unfound’ list as I ran across them in Tanguay, Jetté, or old parish records. I eventually realized that other
genealogists must be running up against the same problem. I reviewed how many times an occupation appeared
in the PRDH 1608-1799 database and realized this information, and my attempts to translate some of the more
archaic occupational names might be useful to others. I also found an occupational list in French on the web
that helped some but took time to figure out what the author was saying. An interesting comment from that site
was that the names of an occupation might differ depending on which province in France the person was from.
By the way this site says ‘poigneur’ is a name sometimes given to tailors in the middle ages.
The following only lists the number of times an occupational name appears in PRDH, and there may be
multiple occurrences for the same individual. Hyphenated words cannot be search on and exact spelling is
required.
Thanks are due to Claire Chase and Mariette Moreau for help with some of the translations.
Occupation or modifier in
Jetté or PRDH
Translation
adjudicataire de la traite
administrateur/administratrice
agent général
agricole, ouvrier
agriculteur
aide
amidonnier
ancien --anspessade
awarder of treaties
administrator
general agent
agricultural worker
farmer
assistant
commercial maker and seller of starch
old/former
first class infantry soldier, ranking between lance corporal
and men of rank
pharmacist
member of
apprentice -archer, bowman
archdeacon
architect
ship-owner (rich/expensive)
arms, (master of)
gun maker (middle ages – chain mail maker)
land surveyor
matchlock gunsmith/ rifleman?
craftsman
assistant
associate
innkeeper
chaplain
author
oar maker
oar merchant
apothicaire
appurtenant
apprenti -archer
archidiacre
architecte
armateur, (riche)
armes, (maître d’)
armurier
arpenteur
arquebusier
artisan
assistant/assistante
associé
aubergiste
aumônier
auteur
aviron(s), faiseur d’
avironnier (marchand)
Approx. # of
times in PRDH
0
0
0
0
over 1000
14
3
over 1000
61
34
over 1000
51
23
94
186
22 (0)
36 (18)
about 500
100s
116
about 500
9/8
1
about 400
24
0
2 (same person)
0
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Occupation or modifier in
Jetté or PRDH
Translation
avocet
bagneur
baigneur
bailli
banquier
barbier
batelier
baudroyeur
bêcheur
bedeau
besson
beurrier
bijoutier
blanchisseur/blanchisseuse
bluteur
bois, marchand de etc.
bombardier
bonnetier
boucher
boulanger
bourgeois
bourreau
bourrelier
boutonnier
bouvier
braconnier
lawyer or councilman
prisoner
manager of employees at the public bath
seigneurial judge
banker, money agent
barber, wigmaker
helmsman of boat
corroyer of thick hides
digger
church sexton
ditch or canal digger
butter maker
jeweler
launderer (male/female)
apprentice baker
wood merchant
bombardier (military)
maker/seller of hats and bonnets, mostly made of cotton
butcher
baker
merchant/citizen of special privileges
executioner
harness/strap maker
button maker
herdsman
poacher
brasseur (de bierre)
briquetier
bucheron
cabaretier
cadet
calfat, (matelot)
calfateur
canonnier
capitaine de milice
capitaine de vaisseau
capitaine des troupes
caporal
cardeur
carreleur
cartographe
cavelier
chaisier
chaloupe, maître de (avant)
chandelier
chanoine
brewer
brick maker
woodcutter
owner of establishment providing food and drink
younger or junior officer
boat waterproofer/caulker
boat waterproofer/caulker
gunner (cannon)
captain of the militia
ship captain
troop captain
corporal (military)
carder, wool comber
traveling cobbler
cartographer, mapmaker
see cabaretier
maker, repairer of chairs
rowboat, master
candle maker/seller
member of religious group living according to a canon or
rule
cantor, hymn singer
chaplain
chantre; maître de chant
chapelain
35
Approx. # of
times in PRDH
over 200
0
0
97
4
9
12
2
8
over 1000
1
1
8
1/2
2
34
25
6
over 500
over 600
over 1000
2 (Jean Ratier)
3 (1 also sellier)
17
1
5 (transported to
New France)
47 (12)
11
2
185
around 300
24
1
about 200
over 1000
75
127
over 500
9 (duplicates)
1
0
1
1
14 (1)
5
over 600
over 200
13
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Occupation or modifier in
Jetté or PRDH
chapelier
charbonnier (aux forges)
charpentier
charpentier de gros oeuvre
charpentier de haute futaie
charpentier de navire
charpentier de vaisseau
charretier
charron
chartier
chasse, maître
chaudronnier
chauffeur
chaufournier
chaumier
chef d’office
chevalier
chevaux-légers, capitaine de
chirurgien
cirier, marchand
clerc
cloutier
coadjuteur (évêque, etc.)
cocher
collecteur, de la douane,
depute
colporteur
commandant
commandeur
commerçant
commis
commis de (du) poste
commis de la traite
commissaire
commissaire d’artillerie
commissaire de la marine
commissaire des guerres
commissaire général
commissionaire,
d’artillaire/d’ordonnateur
compagnon --compteur (de Poissons)
concierge
confiseur
conseiller
constructeur (de navires)
consul
contremaître (de la ménagerie
des pauvres)
Translation
hat maker
wood charcoal maker/merchant (to the forge)
carpenter
carpenter of large works (main beams)
carpenter of “high wood” bridges, churches, chateaus
ship’s carpenter
ship’s carpenter
merchandise transporter
wheelwright, wheel maker
royal notary responsible to edit the charter
hunter, master
coppersmith, ironsmith, brazier, pot maker, cauldron
maker
driver
lime burner
thatch roofer
office/agency manager
cavalryman
captain of mounted troops
surgeon
candle merchant
ecclesiastical student, notarial student
nail-maker
Approx. # of
times in PRDH
86
35 (4)
over 1000
7
14
126
15
about 500
200
5
1
73
coachman, driver
customs duty collector
66
1
1
2
over 1000
1
over 1000
1
600
50
42
12
1
traveling merchant, hawker
commander
commander
shopkeeper
shop clerk
postal commissioner
commissioner of treaties
commissioner
arms steward
ship’s purser
commissioner of war
general commissioner
arms steward/commissioner of orders
14
over 1000
16
145
about 400
1 (18)
2
over 300
23
25
0
3
1/1
journeyman --counter (of the fish)
caretaker, concierge
confectioner
counselor, advisor
shipbuilder
judge of disputes between dealers and shopkeepers
overseer/foreman (of the menagerie of the
poor/poorhouse)
14
0
13
2
over 1000
61 (6)
1
7 (0)
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Occupation or modifier in
Jetté or PRDH
contremaitre du vaisseau
contrôleur
contrôleur des rentes
contrôleur general
cordier
cordonnier
corroyeur
coupeur de bois de
construction
coureur de bois
courrier
coutelier
couturier
couvreur
couvreur d’ardoises (en
ardoise)
couvreur en bardeau
couvreur en landeau
cuisinier
cultivateur
curé
curiales
dame
danse, maître de
décimateur du Cap
découvreur du Mississipi
découvrit le ginseng du
Canada
défricheur
délégue
subdélégue
demoiselle de Madame
dépensier du seminaire
deserteur
dessinateur
diacre
sous-diacre
directeur
domestique
doreur
doyen
drap, fabricant de
drapier
draps de soie, marchand de
droguiste, marchand
ébénist, (marchand)
ecclésiastique
échanson
Translation
37
Approx. # of
times in PRDH
petty officer of boat
controller, inspector
controller of revenue
controller general
rope maker
shoemaker
person that prepares tanned hides for shoe makers,
clothing makers, etc.
cutter of wood for construction
0
about 210
0
16
27
over 1000
28
trapper, trader without permit
carrier of letters and dispatches
knife, scissors, razor maker
sewer of cloth garments
roofer
slate roofer
0
20
30
6
170
14 (1)
wood shingle roofer
roofer
chef, cook
farmer, planter
parish priest
secretary of the tribunal
lady
dance master
person that pays a tax of 10% of the fruits of their land
discoverer of the Mississippi
discoverer of ginseng in Canada
9
1
119
over 1000
15
about 500
74
0
1
0
0
land clearer
delegate
subdelegate
maid to the Madame
dispenser of seminary accounts
deserter
85
7
76
1
1
4 (transported to
New France)
3 (same person)
about 500
person that draws designs on cloth
deacon
sub-deacon
director (sometimes spiritual)
house servant
gilder
most senior member
cloth maker
cloth merchant
silk cloth merchant
drug merchant
cabinetmaker (merchant)
clergyman
an officer who served wine to a distinguished person
1
over 200
over 1000
14
123
0
16
3
4 (2 persons)
0
over 1000
0
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Occupation or modifier in
Jetté or PRDH
échevin
école, (maître d’)
écolier
économe
écrivain
écrivain au magasin du roi
écrivain de la marine
écuier, écuyer
écuyer de cuisine
élu
emballeur
emmoulageur
empailleur de chaise
employé
engagé
engagé Ouest
engageur Ouest
enquêteur
enseigne
enseigne de la marine
enseigne de vaisseau
enseigne en pied
enseigne en second
entrepreneur (en bâtiment)
épicier
épinglier
escardeur
esclave
étameur (etamier?)
évêque
exécuteur de haute justice
exempt -explorateur
fabricant
fabricant d’huile de lin
fabricant de chaise
fabricant de collier
fabricant de panier
fabricant de poudre et empois
fabricant de tabac
facteur d’orgues
facteur de bateau
faïencier
faiseur
faiseur d’eau de vie
faiseur d’huile
faiseur d’huile de lin
faiseur de brique
faiseur de chaise(s)
Translation
Approx. # of
times in PRDH
administrator of a village
student (school master)
student
bursar of a seminary
writer, author
book keeper for the king’s store
person responsible for ship’s log
squire (noble gentleman), riding master
food servant
elected
merchandise packer for transport or sale
maker of mill furnishings, carpenter of mill machinery
chair upholsterer
employee
hired hand (under contract)
contracted to trap, or move supplies/trade in the west
18
over 200 (145)
25
10
over 400
4
12
over 1000
1
1
7
1
2
86
about 400
0
investigator, to survey
ensign (military)
1
over 1000
17
15
41
2
57 ( )
2
0
2
about 300
1
over 1000
1
45
ship officer
foot soldier?
second class ensign
holder of pubic service concession (of building trade)
grocer
pin maker
maker of combs for carding wool
slave
person that puts silvering on the back of mirror glass
bishop
executioner
cavalry patrol officer commanding in absence of the
captain or lieutenants, given a baton of command
explorer
maker
maker of flax oil (or oiled flax?)
chair maker
necklace maker
basket maker
powder and poison? maker
tobacco processor
organ-builder
boat builder
maker of earthenware
maker
brandy maker
oil processor
maker of flax oil
brick maker
chair maker
0
44
1
3
1
1
1
14
2
1
1
52
0
1
1
1
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Occupation or modifier in
Jetté or PRDH
faiseur de chars
faiseur de collier
faiseur de panier
faiseur de rets
faiseur de sabots
faiseur de toile
farinier
farinier a moulin a eau
faucheur
faux-salunier (saunier)
femme de chambre
femme de journee
femme de mauvaise vie
femme juree
fendeur (de bois)
ferblantier
ferendinier
fermier
filassier
filetier (filatier?)
fille
fille de boutique
fille de chambre
fille de service
flibustier
florissier
fondateur/fondatrice
fondeur (de cloches)
forgeron/forge, maître
foulon
fourbisseur (d’épée)
fournisseur de bois de sciage
fourreur (fourrures?) ,
marchand
fourrier
frere
gantier
garçon --garçon de service
garçon engagé
garde
garde au magasin
garde du magasin
garde magasin du roi
garde de port, garde port
garde-marine
garde-notes
garde-sceau(x), conseiller
gardien
Translation
wagon maker
necklace maker
basket maker
maker of snares (nets)
maker of wooden shoes
linen maker
flour merchant, miller
water powered flour miller
agricultural worker that reaps corn, wheat, oats
unlicensed salt dealer- criminal offence in France
chamber maid
woman hired by the day
woman of a bad life
woman of the jury
slate (wood) splitter (shingles)
tinsmith
maker of iron kitchen utensils
farmer (tenant)
flax spinner
spinner
young woman/maid
boutique worker
chamber maid
woman servant
buccaneer
flower grower/seller
founder
foundry worker (bell caster)
blacksmith
artisan that adds lines to scarves by drawing them through
a metallic cylinder that compress them
armourer, maker and seller of (swords) and spears
provider of sawn wood
fur merchant
military man in charge of troupe accommodation upkeep
religious brother
glove maker
apprentice --apprentice server/waiter
hired hand – male
guard, watchman
store guard
receiver and arranger of the merchandise at a port
marine guard
notary
Minister of Justice, counselor to
guard, keeper
39
Approx. # of
times in PRDH
1
1
2
1
2
1
147
1
can’t search on
2
3
1
2
3 (2)
70
1
over 1000
1
0
43
1
6
2
0
0
0/4
54 (1)
over 1000/1
1
8 (3)
0
8
1
over 500
2
about 300
36
about 200 all types
over 200
1
6
1
3, 1
0
0
0
40
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Occupation or modifier in
Jetté or PRDH
gendarme
gentilhomme
géolier/geôlier
gérant
goujat (aux forges)
gouvernante
gouverneur
grand --grand balli
graveur; (maître de grave)
gravier
greffier/greffier de justice
grenadier
Grenier
grenier à sal, president a
guérisseur
guide
guidon
habitant
hérault d’armes
historien
homme sans vocation
hoqueton
horloger
hospitalière
hôtelier
huissier
hydrographe (de roi)
imprimeur
imprimeur, reçu
infirmier
ingénieur
inspecteur (général)
instituteur
intendant
intérimaire
interpréte
jardinier
joaillier
joueur de hautbois
joueur de luth
journalier
journee, homme de
juge
juge bailli
juge sénéchal
juré
laboureur
laboureur à boeufs
Translation
policeman
gentleman
jailor, prison guard
manager
tinsmith worker (forge)
governess
governor
high--royal judge
engraver, woodcutter
cutter, emptier and dryer of cod fish – stationary
court clerk, registrar
grenadier (military)
grain merchant
chairman of salt storage facility
healer
guide
officer in charge of standard bearer
farmer, inhabitant
military banner carrier
historian
man without a vocation
clockmaker
hospital worker, nurse
hotel manager
public official/ court bailiff
water finder (king’s)
printer
receipt printer
nurse
engineer
tax inspector
school teacher
administrative officer (paymaster)
acting minister
interpreter
gardener
jeweler
oboe player
lute player
agricultural day laborer
male day worker
judge
judge of seigneurie
judge of low, medium, and high justice (can’t search on –
juge-senechal)
person responsible for applying the law
farm plowman
plowman with oxen
Approx. # of
times in PRDH
5
17
4
0
9 (3)
16
over 1000
over 1000
0
0 (5)
1
over 500/0
over 400
1
1
0
1
1
over 1000
38 all types
0
2 (same person)
4 (2 duplicates)
47
60
4
over 400
17 (8)
6
0
over 400 at burials
179
56 (2)
1
over 500
1
over 200
over 150
7
1
1
over 1000
3
about 500
0
1
36
over 1000
0
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Occupation or modifier in
Jetté or PRDH
laboureur à bras
lanternier
lapidaire
laquais
libraire
lieutenant
lieutenant à l’élection
lieutenant civil
lieutenant civil et criminal
lieutenant de la (en) justice
lieutenant particulier
linges, marchand de
maçon
maçonnerir
magasinier du roi
magistrat
maire (perpétuel)
maître --maître d’hôtel
maitre de barque
maître de poste
maitresse d’ecole
major
manchonnier
manoeuvre
manufacturier
marbrier
marchand
marchand de betail
marchand de blé
marchand de vin
maréchal
maréchal-ferrant
marguillier
marin
marinier
marquis
marteleur
masseleur?
matelot
médécin
mégissier/mégisseur
menusier
mercier (grossiste)
messager
messier
mesureur
métayer
meunier/meunier au moulin
Translation
manual plowman
lantern maker
lapidary
foot servant, servant that follows on foot
seller and renter of books
lieutenant
person in charge of an election
civil magistrate
civil and criminal magistrate
person in charge of the rights of leaseholders
private lieutenant
cloth merchant
stone mason, stone cutter
masonry worker
king’s warehouseman
magistrate
permanent mayor
master --- (craftsman)
head waiter, butler, valet
boat captain
post master
schoolteacher
major
fur muff maker
unskilled workman (agricultural)
manufacturer
monumental mason/ cutter, polisher of marble
merchant, shopkeeper
cattle merchant
wheat or corn merchant
wine merchant
artisan
blacksmith
church warden, trustee
marine, sailor
mariner
marquis
forge worker in charge of set-up & handling of hammer
possibly masselier, innkeeper
sailor
doctor
tanner/ leather dresser
cabinet maker/joiner
haberdasher (wholesale)
messenger
squire, sir
person on forestry team that selects the wood to cut and
calculates the amount
tenant farmer
miller
41
Approx. # of
times in PRDH
2
4
0
12
5
over 1000
0
2
12
1
41
0
over 1000
0
3
0
7 (1)
over 1000
86
23
18
3
over 1000
19
10
0
6
over 1000
1
3
7
40
0 (can’t search on)
over 600
68
41
over 400
35
1
over 1000
156
4 (2 people)
over 1000
1 (0) 3 others not
13 (6 duplicates)
6 (5 “de” etc.)
1
0
over 400
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Occupation or modifier in
Jetté or PRDH
milice,/milicien
minister
miroitier
missionnaire
monseigneur
mouleur
mouleur de bois
moulin a fariné
moulinier
mousquetaire
mousse
musician
naturaliste
navigateur
négociant
noble (homme)
notaire
notaire public
notaire royal
notaire seigneurial
novice
officier
officier des milices
ordinaire
ordonné
orfèvre
ouvrier
ouvrier cuivre
ouvrier drapier
ouvrier en (fer blanc)
panier fabricant/faiseur
pannetier
passeur
patenostrier
pâtissier
pauvre mendiant
pauvre queteux
payeur (de la gendarmerie de
France)
pêcheur
peigneur de laine
peintre
peintre portraitiste
pélissier, merchand
pelletier, (merchand)
pensionnaire
percepteur des enfants
perceur
perruquier
pilote
Translation
Approx. # of
times in PRDH
militiaman
minister
mirror maker
missionary
religious position between priest and bishop
blacksmith
saw miller
grist miller
miller
foot soldier with a musket
apprentice/junior sailor
musician
naturalist
navigator
dealer
noble (man)
notary
notary public
notary authorized by the king
notary of a particular seigneurie
entry level of religious order
officer
militia officer
regular
organizer
goldsmith, silversmith
workman, laborer
copper worker
cloth maker/worker
worker of tin
basket maker
maker of roof panes
ferryman
maker of rosary beads
pastry chef
indigent
beggar
paymaster for the French policemen
over 1000/36
6
2
over 1000
over 200
6
2
0
1
2
47 (23 duplicates)
26
0
over 1000
over 1000
over 200 (23)
over 1000
25 (after 1770)
over 1000
0
2
over 1000
10
56
0
about 200
120
2
2
4
3
1
1
0
51
5
2 – husband & wife
1 (0)
fisherman
wool carder
painter
portrait painter
pelisse merchant (long coat made of skins)
artisan furrier (merchant)
border, lodger
tutor, teacher
driller of holes, mostly on boats
wig maker
ship’s pilot
67
0
62
0
0
52
5
6
about 300
150
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Occupation or modifier in
Jetté or PRDH
piqueur
plastreur
poêlier/poilier
poigneur
poissonnier, (marchand)
portefaix
portes, capitaine des
porteur
porteur d’eau
porteur de blé
postillon
potier (de terre)
potier d’etain
poudrier
poulieur
praticien
premier
president
prêtre (cure)
prévôt (de la Maréchaussée de
Québec)
primitif
prise
procurer postulant
procureur
procureur fiscal
procureur général
professe
professeur
promoteur
propriétaire
quincaillier, marchand
ramoneur
receveur des aides
Translation
fish cleaner (several translations possible)
plasterer
maker/vendor of household items
middle age name sometimes given to tailors/ dagger maker?
fisherman (merchant)
loader and un-loader of solid foodstuffs
captain of the doors (city gates)
porter
water carrier
grain porter
driver of horse team for mail
potter (clay)
tin or pewter potter
explosives manufacturer
pulley maker
practitioner
first
president, top officer
priest
provost
receveur général (des droits)
receveur-(des-droits)
recollet
recouvreur
recruteur
recteur
réformé (lieutenant, etc.)
régent
relieur
réligieuse
requêtes, maître des
original
prisoner
tax demander
collector
tax collector
head court magistrate
stage in religious vows after novice
professor
prosecutor in ecclesiastic tribunal
owner/landlord
merchant of iron, copper, steel, etc.
(chimney) sweep
officer in charge of collecting subsidies of wine and other
drinks to maintain spirits
tax collector
tax collector
recollet priest
roofer
recruiter
chief education officer
soldier who has been invalided out
regent
bookbinder
nun
master of petitions
rétabli (capitaine, etc.)
retailleur de roules
retraite
soldier who has been restored to duty
wheel retailer
retired
43
Approx. # of
times in PRDH
1
0
3
4
2
0
1
2
2
1
5
96 (4)
10
1
42
23
about 500
15
over 1000
155 (5)
43
1
0
over 1000
over 1000
164
1
0
4
43
0
12
1
3
72 (7)
over 500
1
0
4
180
0
1
213
7 (Claude Thomas
Dupuis)
0
1
0
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Occupation or modifier in
Jetté or PRDH
revendeur
roullier/roulier
sabotier
sacristain
sage-femme
saugier/saugoer
saulnier (saunier)
savetier
savoyard
scieur, scieur d’aix
scieur de long
scieur de bois
scieur de planches
sculpteur
second (maître)
secrétaire
seger, marchand
seigneur
sel, marchand de
sel, president au grenier a
sellier
sénéchal
sergent
sergent royal
serger/sergetier
serrurier
servant
servante
serviteur
sieur (fermier de etc)
soeur
soldat
sonneur de (trompette)
soudard de garre
sous
substitut
supérieure/surperieure
syndic, (élu)
tabellion(s)/tabbellionage
taillandier
tailleur
tailleur d’habits
tailleur de pierre
tambour (major)
tambourineur
tanneur
tapissier
Tavernier
teinturier
Translation
reseller of vestments and other diverse merchandise
transporter of merchandise
wooden shoe-maker
church warden, sexton
midwife
sage grower?
licensed salt dealer
cobbler
chimney sweep in charge of child sweeps
wood sawyer
long sawyer
wood sawyer
board sawyer
sculptor
second (mate)
secretary
serge (twilled worsted fabric) merchant
landlord, lord of the manor
salt merchant
chairman of salt storage facility
saddle maker
officer/judge of low, medium, and high justice
sergeant
high sergeant, person in charge of applying legal
sentences
serge weaver
locksmith
servant
maid servant
servant
lord
sister, nun
soldier
trumpet player
war veteran
sub, under
substitute
superior of religious order
representative, (elected) civil magistrate, trustee
royal notary
maker of cutting (edge) tools
tailor
haberdasher
stone cutter
drum major
drummer
leather tanner
rug maker, upholsterer
tavern keeper
dyer
Approx. # of
times in PRDH
2
0/1
20
15
can’t search on
0
4
2
2
about 200
40 (included above)
2
2
143
about 200 (2)
over 1000
16
over 1000
1
1
147
50
over 1000
31
16/1
over 253
27
abt. 280
137
about 200
over 400
over 1000
0 (1)
0
53
97
39/1
69
0
over 500
over 1000
about 400
55
65 (0)
0
abt. 450
58
6
26
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Occupation or modifier in
Jetté or PRDH
texier/tissier/tessier
théologal
tireur de laine
tireur de pierres
tireur de scie
tisserand
tisserand en toile
tissier en toile
tissier en drap
tonnelier
touriere
tourneur
travaillant au mois
travailleur/travaillant
tréfilier, marchand
trésorier
vagabond
valet
vannier
vendeur des Biens de Justice
verrier, merchand
vicaire
vicomte
vigneron
viguier
vinaigrier
vins, (marchand de)
visiteur
vitrier
voilier
voiturier
volontaire
voyageur
voyer (grand)
Translation
spinner
theologian
wool puller
field clearer (puller of stones)
saw puller
weaver
linen weaver
cloth weaver
barrel maker
domestic of religious order that goes outside
turner, lathe operator, potter
monthly worker
laborer
thread merchant
treasurer
vagrant
servant
basket maker
deliverer of justice?
glass maker/merchant
curate
viscount
wine grower
royal judge of suits against non-nobles
vinegar maker
wine merchant
visitor
window glazier
weaver of ship sails
driver (for someone else)
volunteer
traveler, trapper, trader
road surveyor/officer in charge of roads
45
Approx. # of
times in PRDH
15//3
17
1
2
2
300
8
1
0
over 500
4
32
3
0/107
0
over 300
16
123
4
1
33
over 1000
10
9
0
3
1 (0)
46
31
27
137
over 200
over 500
65 (27)
Linked professions:
arquebusier et serrurier
armurier et arquebusier
armurier et serrurier
charretier et voiturier
forgeron et armurier
tourneur et menuisier
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