This is a collection of the job titles or occupations of the people living in London in the 19th Century.
| Ealdorman | An official of the shire courts who acted as the King's deputy taking payment from the profits of the court. |
| Earer | A ploughman. |
| Earthenware manufacture | made earthenware products; plantpots etc |
| Earth Stopper | A person employed to close up the entrances of a fox's earth before the hunt began. |
| East India Man | A person employed by the East India Company, on a commercial or military basis. |
| Ebonite Turner | A person who worked with ebonite or vulcanite, making combs or ornaments. |
| Edge Tool Maker | Blacksmith who made knives and agricultural implements such as scythes. |
| Egg Dealer, Egg Factor or Eggler | egg or poultry dealer |
| Elephants Teeth Dealer | A person who dealt in ivory ornaments etc. |
| Electrician | did electical work |
| Electro typer | type setter for a printer |
| Ellerman, Elliman or Oilman | One who sold oil used for lamps |
| Elymaker | An oilmaker |
| Embosser | moulded or carved designs that were raised above the surface of the material |
| Embroider | makes embroidery |
| Empresario | A land broker, settlement scheme promoter, showman. |
| Endholdernn | An inn keeper |
| Engine and machine maker | makes engines and machines |
| Engine driver, stoker | drives an engine and stokes the boiler |
| Engineer | A person who designed roads, bridges, or machinery. Also a person who drove or serviced any machinery e.g. engine drivers. |
| Engineer's Apprentice | apprentice to above |
| Engine Fitter | fitted engines |
| Engineman | employed at a mine to be in charge of the machinery in the engine house used to crush and transport the ore. |
| Engine Tenter | A person who operated the machine which stretched the cloth whilst drying in a woollen mill. |
| Engine Turner | An engraver who produced overlaping geometric patterns on fancy goods. Engine turning was commonly seen on ladies powder compacts and other such items. |
| Engraver | One who cuts or carves designs or lettering in metal or stone etc. |
| Enumerator | collected and recorded the information for the census from the householder |
| Envelope Cutter | cut envelopes |
| Envelope Folder | folded envelopes |
| Envelope Stamper | Stamped envelopes. |
| Equerry | An officer of the Royal household usually responsible for the royal horses. |
| Eremite | A Hermit. |
| Erite | An heretic. |
| Errand Boy | Obvious really |
| Errand Girl | ditto |
| Esquire | attended a knight, carried his shield among other things. Later it became a title for a man of standing in society, by birth, position or education. |
| Estafette | A mounted courier. |
| Etcher | A person who cuts or carves designs or lettering in metal or stone etc. A person who made the plates for printing patterns on cloth or banknotes. An Engraver. |
| Ewe Herd | A shepherd. |
| Exchequer | revenue collector |
| Exciseman | excise tax collector |
| Executrix | A female Executor. |
| Export Clothier | |
| Expressman | One who delivered mail |
| Eyer or Holer | one who made eyes in needles used for sewing |
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