Several days
ago, Sharn White wrote a blog post, where she listed her ancestor’s
occupations. Her list was great and it got me thinking about what my ancestors
did to earn a crust. And what constitutes an occupation?
The Collins
English Dictionary gives the meaning of Occupation as; 1) a person’s regular work
or profession; 2) any activity on which time is spent by a person.
The Thesaurus
lists these words, activity, business, calling, craft, employment, job, post,
profession, pursuit, trade, vocation, work, that can be used instead of
occupation.
Looking at my
list, I have many ladies involved in Home Duties, one Wife of a Broker, an
occupation listed as Private Life. Then there is the Farmer’s Son and the
Farmer’s Daughter, both given as occupations.
My list has
gaps in places, with no occupations for K, O, Q, U, V, X, Y or Z. Sharn’s gave
places for some but mine are all taken from my Australian certificates. I think
it is an interesting list.
A-Z of
Occupations.
A – Agent, Accountant,…