19th Century Occupations

This is a collection of the job titles or occupations of the people living in London in the 19th Century.

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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