Big Book - E
Ealdorman Shire Court official, acted as King's deputy and paid by the court
Earer Ploughman
Earth stopper Stopped up animal burrows - i.e. a fox's earth before the hunt
East India Man Employee of the East India Company - either commercially or militarily
Edge Toolmaker Maker of knives, scythes - cutting tools
Eggler / Egg Factor Egg / poultry dealer
Elephants Teeth Dealer Ivory dealer
Ellerman / Ellyman Sold lamp oil (oilman)
Elymaker Oil maker
Emancipated freed from slavery; freed from parents' control; of legal age having voting rights.
Emigrant person leaving one country to reside in another country.
Emigration emigration is when an individual leaves their home country to live in another country.
Empresario /Impresario 1) Showman 2) Land broker 3) Settlement scheme promoter
Enfeoffed to invest with a Feudal estate or fee.
Engineman In charge of colliery winding machinery under the direction of the Bankman
Engine Smith Made parts for and repaired engines using the tools of a Smith - similar work to that of a Blacksmith.
Engine Tenter 1) Oversaw the operation of the steam engine driving factory machinery. 2) Operated woolen mill machinery stretching cloth whilst drying
Engine Turner Engraver who produced overlapping geometric (engine turned) patterns on such items as cigarette cases, ladies compacts etc
Entail to entail is to restrict the inheritance of land to a specific group of heirs, such as an individual's sons.
Enumeration list of people, as in a census.
Enumerator person who collects the list for census purposes
Equerry Personal assistant in the Royal household - originally for the horses - still exists
Erite Heretic
Eremite Hermit
Escheats Reversion of land to the manor etc. under feudal tenure when lacking legal heirs.
Esquire Knight's companion - the term later referred to a gentleman of standing
Estafette Mounted courier - from French
Estate assets and liabilities of a decedent, including land, personal belongings and debts.
Et al and others.
Et ux and wife.
Evidence any kind of proof
Eweherd Shepherd
Exec/exor. (abbreviation) executor. Meaning male appointed by a testator to carry out the directions and requests in his or her will
Exox. (abbreviation) executrix.
Executrix Meaning female appointed by a testator to carry out the directions and requests in his or her will. As above
Exchequer Revenue collector - Chancellor of the Exchequer is an important English Government post today, setting the National budget
Exciseman Tax collector
Expressman A Messenger. He would collect and deliver letters, packages or parcels that needed quick service
Eyer Made the holes in sewing needles. Also called a Holer
