19th Century Occupations

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

Kedger	A fisherman
Keeker	Colliery official who checked quantity and quality of coal output. A weighman.
Keeler	A bargeman who sailed a flat bottomed boat known as a keel.
Keelman	A Keeler
Keller	A keeper of salt.
Kellogg	A slaughterman.
Kempster	A Wool comber
Kepegest	An innkeeper.
Kiddier	A skinner or dealer in young goats
Kilner	limeburner, in charge of a kiln
Kisser	Someone who made cuishes and high armour.
Kitchen Assistant	assisted - obvious really
Knacker	harness maker or saddler, also the buyer of old horses and dead animals
Knappers	Someone who shaped and dressed flints into the size shape required for use in flintlock guns for the British Army.
Kneller	A chimney sweep who went from door to door looking for business.
Knight	This is the English term for a European social position. It is no longer the pricipal duty to fight as and lead heavy cavalry as was the case in the late middle ages. But the ideals to which a knight may aspire are still largely prowess, loyalty, generosity and courtesy.
Knocker-Up	A person employed to wake up workers in northern mills and factorys on early shifts, going from house to house using a long pole to knock on bedroom windows.
Knockknobbler	A dog catcher.
Knoller	The toller of bells
Knuller	A chimney sweep who went from door to door looking for business.

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