19th Century Occupations

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

Occupier	A tradesman.
Office Boy	An office junior
Office Cleaner, Char	Someone who cleans an office.
Oilman	One who sold oil for lamps.
Olitor	A kitchen gardener, from Olitory; a kitchen garden.
Omnibus Conductor	Collects fares in an omnibus (bus).
Omnibus Driver	Drives an omnibus.
Optician	Someone who examines eyes and precribes glasses.
Orange Peeler	Someone who peels oranges.
Orange Porter	Someone who carries crates of oranges in a fruit market.
Orderly	A soldier who acted as a servant for an officer.
Ordinary, or Ordinary Keeper	An innkeeper with fixed prices
Orrery Maker	Someone who made a mechanical device for showing the movements of the planets. Named after the inventor; the Earl of Orrery.
Orrice Weaver	A weaver of lace patterns in silk thread and silk.
Osier or Withy Peeler	Someone who removed bark from willow rods or osiers which were used in basket weaving
Osler	A bird catcher.
Osnard	An oxen herder.
Ostiary	A monastery door keeper.
Ostler	one who looks after horses; stableboy. See Hostler.
Ostrich Feather Dealer	Someone who deals in ostrich feathers.
Out Crier	An auctioneer.
Outrider	An attendant riding a horse before or behind a carriage.
Outworker	Someone who worked from home.
Overlooker	A superintendent or overseer, especially in the textile mills. sometimes an hereditary position.
Overman	A foreman in a mine who checked the miners work and the quality of the mined coal.
Owler	sheep or wool smuggler
Oyster Dredger	member of the crew on board an oyster fishing boat

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