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Victorian Occupations

A collection of the occupations or job descriptions of the people living in London in the 1890's.  Most of the descriptions are fairly self explanatory, I'll elaborate on the ones that aren't in due course.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Ice Cream Vendor One who sells ice cream
Iceman A seller or deliverer of ice
Idleman A gentleman of leisure
Indentured Servant Someone who has committed to working for someone for a fixed number of years.
Infirmarian Someone in charge of an infirmary
Innkeeper one who runs an inn
Insurance Collector collected insurance premiums from customers
Intelligencer A spy.
Intendent A director of a public or government business.
Interfactor A murderer.
Ironer ironed clothing
Iron Founder Someone who works in an iron foundry, one who casts, or founds iron.
Iron Master The owner or manager of a foundry
Iron miner One who mined iron ore
Iron Monger or Ironmonger dealer in hardware made of iron
Ironmonger, hardware dealer dealer in hardware made of iron and other products
Iron Smith A blacksmith, a worker in iron.
Ivory Worker A person who makes combs, boxes, billard balls, buttons, and piano keys

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