What is the most interesting occupation in your family tree? (#1: locked)

[Manchester Rambler]

My best so far are:

Fustian cutter
Silk Weaver
Policeman
Publican
Stone miner
Coal miner
Carpet weaver
Tarpauler
Tent & Sheet Maker
Woollen Spinner
Midwife
WW1 army nurse
Tube Screwer in Gas Tube Works (yes, honestly!)
Gas Tube Drawer (the screwer's brother)
Milk Dealer
Apparitor of St Peter's, Gorse Hill (Manchester)
Level Crossing Attendant
Horse Keeper
Hackle Maker
India Rubber Mat Maker
Mechanical Rubber Worker
Waterproof Garment Finisher

Plus a couple of nobby ones

Solicitor/"Gentleman" (acc to ggrandmother's birth cert)
Fundholder/"Lady" (acc to census returns)

And of course, what some of them should have put, but didn't....

Pathological Liar

[Cecilia]

Chui,  Ienvy that Auntie who found something as different as a Highwayman, did she ever find out what became of him?
 
Cecilia

[ejt]

I have a 'Public Scavenger'!!.....age 60, a job in his retirement as he was in the building trade for many years before. I think it means he was some kind of rubbish collecter. Oh well, at least he was of some use to the community!
Elaine

[Paul E]

'Public Scavenger'

Hi Elaine

I think the modern-day equivalent is 'Member of Parliament'

Paul

[goggy]

I,m suprised that no one had a window cleaner in the family. Mine is only brought in because he was once employed on the Liver Buildings in Liverpool,and at sometime in the 30,s also employed to give the birds themselves a clean up,actual dates not yet discovered.
This is only one sample from the ho-hum collection of Knights,Knaves,Assassins,killers,Gangsters,Rebels,farmers,dressmakers,tailoresses,oh yes, a Mantua maker,couple of Reverends,Army,Navy. R.A.F people,more types than you can shake a stick at,and seemingly so many other connections  that we are all probably
related
                   Makes you think,Goggy
                                           

[goggy]

P.S. Anyone got a Mule Skinner?Not taking the hide off! R.A.S.C,Mountain Transport,famous carriers in mountain country,and used with the Chindits in Burma,for which area their vocal chords were allegedly(?) "disabled."
                      Goggy

[griz]

I have just found I have a 'coal porter'

Heaven knows, anything goes!

[poppies]

My 5x Great Grandfather gave his occupations as Doctor, Surgeon and Oculist. all sounds wonderful but I am sure he was just a 'quack doctor' or herbalist. His brother had the same occupation and was said to have performed miracle cures.

[Paul E]

My 5x Great Grandfather gave his occupations as Doctor, Surgeon and Oculist.

Just thank your lucky stars it wasn't 'Occultist'!

Paul