Burgess rolls and guild records (Registres de bourgeoisie et corporations de métiers)[edit | edit source]
Research use: Sometimes a useful linkage tool where several generations are listed; town of origin of an ancestor may be given.
Record type: Citizen lists and inhabitants of a given town; lists of persons entitled to the rights, privileges, and protection of a town or community.
Time Period: 1300-1800. Some as early as the 12th century.
Content: Names, ages, sometimes social and economic status of citizens, occupations, town of origin, dates when citizenship rights in a town were acquired, sometimes family relationships.
Location: National, departmental, municipal and town archives.
Percentage in Family History Library: 1%.
Population coverage: 20%.
Reliability: Good.[1]
Public officials and government employee records (Dossiers personnels des fonctionnaires)[edit | edit source]
Research use: Primarily for family relationships and to extend lineage beyond other existing records.
Record type: Personnel records of government employees and officials.
Time Period: 1525-present.
Content: Names, genealogies, biographies of public officials, clergy, rabbis, doctors, businessmen, notaries, artisans, professors, etc.
Location: National, departmental, municipal archives.
Percentage in Family History Library: 0%.
Population coverage: 20%.[1]
French |
English
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accoucheur |
obstetrician
|
accoucheuse |
midwife
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adjudicateur |
judge, awarder
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admodiateur |
national agent
|
agent des postes |
post office employee
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agent national |
federal agent
|
agent voyer |
road surveyor, inspector of highways
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anspessade |
rigman, pikeman
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apothicaire |
apothecary, druggist
|
appareilleur |
workman (construction)
|
apprêteur |
hat trimmer or finisher
|
arboriculteur (arboriste) |
arboriculturist, nurseryman
|
archichancelier |
grnd chancellor
|
archichapelain |
head chaplain
|
archidiacre |
archdeacon
|
archiviste |
records keeper
|
argenteur |
silver plater
|
argentier |
treasurer
|
argoulet |
mounted archer
|
argousin |
prison warden
|
armateur gérant |
ship's husband or manager
|
armurier |
armorer, gunsmith
|
arpète |
errand boy, apprentice
|
arquebusier |
gunsmith
|
arrimeur |
stevedore
|
artificier |
fire work marker
|
artilleur |
artilleryman
|
ascensionniste |
climber, balloonist
|
asservisseur |
slaver
|
assesseur |
assessor
|
assureur |
insurer
|
aubergiste |
innkeeper
|
avant-coureur |
herald, forerunner
|
aviculteur |
poultry farmer
|
avocat |
lawyer, barrister
|
avoyer |
Swiss cantonal magistrate
|
French |
English
|
bachoteur |
ferryman
|
bailleur |
lessor (baner)
|
bailli |
baillif
|
baliseur |
buoy tender
|
ballonnier |
balloon vendor
|
bandagiste |
truss maker
|
bardeur |
stone carrier
|
barilleur or barillier |
cooper
|
barnum |
showman
|
barreur |
helmsman
|
bateleur |
juggler
|
bêcheur |
ditch digger
|
bedeau |
church usher, verger
|
berger |
shepherd
|
bétonnière |
concrete mixer
|
beurrier |
butter man
|
biffin |
infantryman
|
billardier |
billiard, table maker
|
bineur |
hoer (farmer)
|
blasonneur |
interpreter of coats of arms
|
bloqueur |
brakeman
|
bluteur |
bolt maker
|
boiseur |
timberman (mining)
|
boisselier |
bushel maker and cooper
|
bossetier |
glass blower
|
boucher |
butcher
|
bouchonnier |
cork vendor or maker
|
bouilleur |
distiller of spirits
|
boulanger |
baker
|
bourgeois |
townsman, citizen
|
bourrelier |
harness maker
|
bousilleur |
adobe builder
|
boutillier |
cup bearer
|
boutonnier |
button maker
|
boyaudier |
gut spinner
|
braconnier |
poacher
|
briqueteur |
bricklayer
|
briquetier |
brick maker
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bûcheron |
woodcutter
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buffetier |
room keeper
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burineur |
engraver
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French |
English
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cabaretier |
tavern-keeper
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cadranier |
dial maker
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cageur |
raftman
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caillouteur |
roadman
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calligraphe |
penman
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calotin |
churchgoer, priest
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calottier |
cap maker
|
calvanier |
laborer in harvest time
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cambrioleur |
burglar
|
canetière |
spooler (woman)
|
canoteur |
oarsman
|
cantonnier |
roadman (worker)
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canut |
silk weaver
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capitoril |
town councellor
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cardinaliste |
partisan of Richelieu or Mazarin
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carreleur |
floor tiler
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cartomancien |
fortune teller
|
cartonneur |
book binder
|
casernier |
barrack warden
|
catalogueur |
cataloguer
|
catégoriseur |
one who categorizes
|
centurier |
maker of belts
|
certificateur |
certifier
|
chagrinier |
shagreen maker
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chaineur |
chain measurer
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chainiste |
chain maker (surveyor)
|
chambrier |
chamberlain
|
chamelier |
camel driver
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champêtre |
village policeman
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champignonniste |
mushroom grower
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chanoine |
canon
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chansonnier |
song writer
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chapelier |
hatter
|
chapier |
cope bearer
|
charcutier |
pork butcher
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chargeur |
loader, stoker
|
chariot |
public executioner (eighteenth century Paris)
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charpentier |
carpenter, shipwright
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charretier |
waggoner
|
charron |
wheelwright
|
chasse-marée |
fish cart driver
|
chasseur |
hunter
|
chasublier |
church finisher
|
châtreur |
gelder
|
châtelain |
castellan
|
chaufournier |
lime merchant
|
chaulier |
lime burner
|
chaumier |
thatcher
|
chaussetier |
hosier
|
chausseur |
shoe salesman
|
chef d'escadron |
cavalry major
|
chef d'orchestre |
bandmaster, conductor
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chef de gare |
station master
|
cheminot |
railwayman
|
chemisier |
shirt maker
|
chevalier-errant |
knight-errant
|
chevaucheur |
rider, horseman
|
chevau-léger |
light cavalryman
|
chevillard |
wholesale meat salesman
|
chevrière |
goat girl
|
chiffreur |
code maker, cipherer
|
chimiste |
chemist
|
chiromancien |
palmist
|
chirurgien |
surgeon
|
choriste |
chorister
|
Chrétien |
Christian
|
chroniqueur |
chronicler
|
chronométreur |
time keeper
|
cimentier |
cement maker
|
cingleur |
shingler
|
cirier |
wax worker
|
ciseleur |
carver, sculptor
|
cloutier |
nail maker
|
cocher |
coachman, driver
|
coédacteur |
co-editor
|
colocataire |
joint tenant
|
colombophile |
pigeon breeder
|
colon |
colonist, planter, farmer
|
coltineur |
coal porter
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commercant |
trader, merchant
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communard |
member of the Parish commune
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commis |
clerk
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compatable |
accountant, expert compatable auditor
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concesseur |
grantor (will)
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concierge |
doorkeeper, janitor
|
conclaviste |
attendant priest at conclave
|
condisciple |
schoolfellow
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conférencier |
lecturer
|
confiturier |
preserve maker
|
connaisseur |
expert
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sonteur |
story teller
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contrebandier |
smuggler
|
contrefacteur |
counterfeiter
|
convayeur |
conveying officer, guard
|
copain |
pal, friend
|
copermutant |
one who exchanges with another
|
copreneur |
co-lessee, joint tennant
|
corailleur |
coral fisher
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cornemuseur |
piper
|
corroyeur |
currier, leather worker
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corsetier |
corset maker
|
courrier |
messenger, courier, post-boy
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cousette |
apprentice of a dress maker
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couturier |
seamstress
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couventine |
nun, convent school girl
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croque-note |
street musician
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cuisinier |
cook
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cultivateur |
farmer
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curé |
priest
|
French |
English
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débâcleur |
water or port bailiff
|
déballeur |
unpacker
|
débardeur |
workman who unloads
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décrueur or décruseur |
a person who prepares silk for dying
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définiteur |
deputy curate
|
défricheur |
clearer, settler
|
dégraisseur |
wool scourer
|
dégrossisseur |
one who rough hews, trims
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dégustateur |
wine taster
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dentellier, ère |
lacemaker (male, female)
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détrousseur |
highwayman, robber
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dévaliseur |
thief, burglar
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devancier |
predecessor, ancestor
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diaconesse |
deaconess
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diacre |
deacon
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diseur |
sayer, teller (soothsayer)
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domestique |
servant, domestic
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donataire |
donee, receiver
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donateur or donneur |
donor, giver
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doreur |
gilder
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douanier |
custom officer
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draveur |
raftsman, wood floater
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droguiste |
druggist
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drousseur |
wool comber
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French |
English
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ébaucheur |
workman employed to rough-hew
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ébéniste |
cabinet maker
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éboueur |
road sweeper, scavenger
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ébourgeonneur |
bud trimmer, vineyard pruner
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écailler |
oyster man
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échangiste |
exchanger, free trader
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échanson |
cup bearers
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échevin |
sheriff, alderman
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éclusier |
sluceman, lock-keeper
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écorcheur |
knacker, fleecer
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écoreur |
supervisor
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écosseur |
sheller
|
écraseur |
crusher
|
écureur de marmites |
sponger
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édificateur |
builder
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élagueur |
pruner
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embatteur or embateur |
cooper, smith
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embaumeur |
embalmer
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emmancheur |
handle maker
|
émondeur |
pruner, trimmer
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émouleur |
knife sharpener
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émpailleur |
chair mender
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encadreur |
frame maker
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encaisseur |
cashier
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encaqueur |
herring packer
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enchérisseur |
bidder (auction)
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engagé |
pledged to military, engaged to be married
|
enquêteur |
investigator
|
entrebâilleur |
door porter
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entreposeur |
warehouse keeper
|
entrepreneur de transports |
forwarding agent
|
entrepreneur de pompes funèbres |
undertaker
|
entrepreneur de maçonnerie |
master mason
|
épistolographe |
letter writer
|
escrimeur |
fencer
|
essayeur |
assayer, estimator
|
essayiste |
essayist
|
estampeur |
stamper
|
étalonneur |
inspector of weights
|
étameur |
tinner, one who makes mirrors
|
évaluateur |
valuer, appraiser
|
éventailliste |
fan maker
|
French |
English
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facteur |
maker, manufacturer, porter, postman
|
facturier |
invoice clerk
|
faisandier |
pheasant breeder
|
fantassin |
foot soldier, infantryman
|
farinier |
flour dealer
|
fauconnier |
falconer
|
femme de chambre |
parlor maid
|
femme de charge |
housekeeper
|
femme de lettres |
authoress
|
femme poète |
poetess
|
femme sculpteur |
sculptoress
|
femme médecin |
doctor (female)
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femme-agent |
police woman
|
femme-soldat |
service woman
|
ferblantier |
tinman
|
fermier |
tenant farmer
|
ferrant |
shoeing smith
|
ferreur |
shoeing smith
|
ficeleur |
packer
|
flibustier |
buccaneer
|
flottard |
naval cadet
|
fondeur |
founder, caster
|
fontainier |
fountain maker
|
forban |
pirate
|
foreur |
borer, driller
|
forgeron |
blacksmith
|
fouilleur |
excavator
|
fouleur |
fuller, wine presser
|
fourbisseur |
furbisher, sword cutter
|
fourier |
social scientist
|
fournier |
oven keeper, parish baker
|
fourrageur |
forager, marauder
|
francs-tenancier |
freeholder
|
frangeuse |
fringe maker
|
fraudeur |
defrauder, smuggler
|
fréteur |
freighter, charterer
|
frocard (coll.) |
monk
|
fromager |
cheese maker
|
frotteur |
floor scrubber
|
fuyard |
fugitive, runaway
|
French |
English
|
gabelou |
workman who collects salt tariffs
|
gagne-deniers |
unskilled worker
|
gagne-pain |
breadwinner, livelihood
|
gagne-petit |
knife grinder
|
gainier |
sheath maker, scabbard maker
|
galibot |
pit boy
|
gantier |
glove maker
|
garant |
guarantor
|
garantisseur |
warranter
|
garçon de cabine |
cabin steward
|
garçon d'honneur |
bestman
|
garçon tailleur |
journeyman tailor
|
garae |
guard, watchman
|
garde de cheval |
horse guard
|
garde-port |
harbor master
|
gargotier |
keeper of cook shop
|
garnisaire |
bailiffs man, garrison member
|
garnisseur |
trimmer
|
gaureur |
gofferer, maker of waffles
|
gazier |
gas fitter
|
gazier |
gauze maker
|
gemmeur |
tapper
|
geôlier |
jailer
|
gérant |
manager, editor
|
giboyeur |
fowler, sportsman
|
gigolette |
street walker
|
giletier |
waistcoat maker
|
gindre or geindre |
journeyman baker
|
gitan |
gypsy (male)
|
gitane |
gypsy (female)
|
glaceur |
glazer
|
gobeletier |
cup maker or seller
|
godilleur |
sculler, oarsman
|
goujat |
soldiers' servant, hod carrier
|
gourgandine |
harlot
|
gradé |
noncommissioned officer
|
grainier |
seedman
|
graisseur |
oiler, lubricator
|
grand seigneur |
grand lord
|
grand-prêtre |
high priest
|
grand prévôt |
provost marshal
|
grand veneur |
master of the hounds
|
grappilleur |
grape gleaner
|
gréeur |
rigger
|
greffeur |
grafter
|
greffier |
registrar, recorder
|
grimpeur |
climber
|
griveleur |
pilferer
|
gruyer |
clerical position, prevot
|
guêtrier |
gaiter maker
|
gueusard, gueux |
beggar, ragamuffin
|
French |
English
|
habilleur |
dresser (theater)
|
hache-légumes |
vegetable mincer
|
hache-paille |
chaff cutter
|
hache-viande |
mincer
|
haleur |
hauler, boat tower
|
hallier |
market or stall keeper
|
harengère |
fish-wife
|
Hébraisant or Hébraiste |
Hebraist (specialist in Hebrew)
|
herbager |
grazier
|
herbière |
herb woman
|
herboriste |
herbalist, dealer in herbs
|
hercheur |
haulage boy
|
histrion |
actor, stage player
|
homme de cheval |
horseman
|
homme de journée |
day laborer
|
homme de loi |
lawyer
|
homme de peine |
laborer
|
homme de robe |
lawyer
|
homme-grenouille |
frogman
|
homme-sandwich |
sandwich man
|
horloger |
clock maker
|
hôte, hôtesse |
host, hostess
|
hôtelier |
innkeeper, host
|
houilleur |
coal miner
|
hucier |
bin maker
|
huissier |
crier of the court, usher
|
French |
English
|
immigré |
settler, immigrant
|
imprimeur |
printer, pressman
|
immolateur |
immolator, sacrificer
|
inconnu |
unknown person
|
indigotier |
indigo manufacturer
|
ingénieur |
engineer
|
inquisiteur |
inquisitor
|
instaurateur |
founder
|
interpellateur |
questioner
|
French |
English
|
Jardinier |
gardner
|
jaugeur |
gauger, one who measures capacity
|
journalier |
journeyman, day laborer
|
juge |
judge
|
juré |
juror, juryman
|
French |
English
|
laboureur |
plowman, farmer
|
laineur |
tea seller
|
lainier |
wool merchant, worker
|
lamaneur |
harbor or river pilot
|
lamier |
heddle maker
|
lamineur |
flattener, roller
|
lampiste |
lampmaker, lamplighter
|
langueyeur |
examiner of hog's tongue
|
larron |
thief, robber
|
laveur |
washer, scurrer
|
layetier |
box maker, packing case maker
|
le vicaire de Jésus Christ |
the pope
|
lecteur |
reader, proofreader
|
lépreux |
leper
|
lesteur |
ballast heaver
|
Lévite |
Levite, ecclesiastic
|
libraire |
bookseller, trader
|
lignager |
kinsman
|
limur |
filer, wood finisher
|
limonadier |
lemonade seller
|
lisseur |
polisher
|
littérateur |
literaryman, author
|
loueur |
hired out, hired hand
|
loueur de bateaux |
boat keeper
|
loueur de bicyclettes |
bicycle renter
|
lubrificateur |
lubricator
|
lunetier |
spectacle maker, optician
|
lutteur |
wrestler
|
French |
English
|
magister |
village schoolmaster
|
maieur |
(Belgium) mayor
|
mairesse |
mayoress
|
maître d'école |
school teacher
|
maître d'equipage |
boatswain
|
malletier |
trunk maker
|
malteur |
maltman, maltster
|
maltôtier |
tax gatherer
|
mandant |
employer
|
manieur |
handler, manager
|
manoeuvre |
common worker
|
manoeuvrier |
expert seaman, tactician
|
manutentionnaire |
manager, army storekeeper
|
maquignon |
horse dealer, go-between
|
maraîcher |
market gardener
|
marbreur |
marbler
|
marbrier |
marble cutter, polisher, quarry
|
marcaire |
stable person
|
marchand en détail |
retail merchant
|
maréchal |
marshal, field marshal
|
maréchal ferrant |
blacksmith
|
mareyeur |
fish salesman
|
marié |
married man
|
marieur |
matchmaker
|
marqueteur |
inlayer
|
marqueur (euse) |
marker, scorer, tally keeper
|
marteleur |
hammerman
|
matelot |
sailor, seaman
|
mastroquet |
pub keeper
|
mécanicien |
mechanic, machinist
|
mécanicienne |
sewing girl
|
médailleur |
die sinker
|
mégissier |
tawer, leather dresser
|
ménagère |
housewife
|
mendiant |
beggar
|
menuisier |
joiner, carpenter
|
mercier |
haberdasher
|
messire |
sire, master, squire
|
métreur |
appraiser
|
meunier |
miller
|
milicier |
militiaman
|
miroitier |
looking glass maker, vendor
|
modellist or modéliste |
dress designer
|
moine |
monk, friar
|
monnayeur |
coiner, minter
|
monseigneur |
my lord, archbishop
|
monteur |
setter, mounter of jewels
|
montreur |
showman, exhibitor
|
mousse |
cabin boy, ship boy
|
mulâtre |
mulatto
|
mytiliculteur |
mussel breeder
|
French |
English
|
nielleur |
enameller in niello
|
niveleur |
leveller
|
nocher |
pilot, boatman
|
nolisateur or noliseur |
freighter, charterer
|
nosologiste |
classificator of illnesses
|
notaire |
notary, solicitor
|
nourrice |
wet nurse
|
nourrisseur |
cow keeper, cattle feeder
|
nouvelliste |
newswriter, short story writer
|
French |
English
|
oenophile |
wine connoisseur
|
officier reformé |
half pay officer
|
officiers mariniers |
petty officers
|
oiseleur |
bird catcher, fowler
|
oiselier |
bird seller
|
oleiculteur |
olive grower or manufacturer
|
ornemaniste |
sculptor, painter of ornaments
|
orpailleur |
gold washer, seeker
|
ostréiculteur |
oyster growers
|
outilleur |
tool maker
|
French |
English
|
pailleur |
dealer in straw
|
palefrenier |
groom, ostler
|
panetier |
bread store keeper
|
pantouflier |
slipper maker
|
paqueteur |
packer
|
parcheminier |
parchment maker
|
parqueteur |
floor layer
|
patachon |
captain, steersman, coach driver
|
patenté |
licensed dealer
|
paumier |
tennis court keeper
|
payeur |
payer, pay clerk master
|
paysagiste |
landscape painter
|
peaussier |
skinner, skin dresser
|
pêcheur |
fisherman
|
pédiatre |
pediatrician, children's doctor
|
peigneur |
wool comber
|
peignier |
comb maker, seller
|
peintre |
painter
|
peintre verrier |
painter on glass, stained glass maker
|
peloteur |
ball maker
|
péquenot |
peasant, bumpkin
|
perrier |
quarryman
|
perruquier |
barber, wigmaker
|
peseur |
weigher
|
philatéliste |
stamp collector
|
piqueur |
outrider, overseer
|
piquier |
pike man
|
pilote |
pilot, guide
|
pisteur |
tout, tracker, spy
|
placeur |
placer, registry office keeper
|
plaqueur |
silver plater
|
plombeur |
stamper (custom house)
|
plombier |
lead worker, plumber
|
plumassier |
feather merchant
|
poêlier |
stove dealer or maker
|
pointilliste |
stipple engraver, pointillist
|
polisseur |
polisher
|
pompier |
pump maker, fireman
|
pompiste |
pump attendant
|
pontier |
bridge keeper
|
porcelainier |
porcelain maker, worker
|
porion |
fireman in coal mine
|
portageur |
toter, carrier
|
porte-auge |
hod carrier
|
porteballe |
pedlar, packman
|
porte-étendard |
standard bearer, coronet
|
portefaix |
porter, street porter
|
porteflambeau |
torchbearer, linkman
|
porte-masse |
mace bearer
|
poseur |
one who lays down stones
|
posticheur |
wig maker
|
postier |
post office employee
|
potard |
chemist's clerk
|
poudrier |
gunpowder maker
|
pouldiller |
poulterer
|
pousse-cailloux |
footslogger, infantryman
|
précepteur |
tutor, teacher
|
prêcheur |
preacher
|
premier-né |
firstborn
|
prêteur |
lender
|
prêteur sur gages |
pawnbroker
|
prêtre |
priest
|
prêtresse |
priestess
|
prévôt de salle d'armes |
fencing master's assistant
|
prévot des marchands |
provost of the guilds
|
prieur |
prior (superior of a covenant)
|
priseur |
snuff taker
|
prochain |
neighbor
|
procureur de la République |
public prosecutor
|
procureur général |
attorney general
|
propriétaire |
landholder
|
prosateur |
prose writer
|
protuteur |
acting guardian
|
proviseur |
headmaster
|
pugiliste |
boxer, fighter
|
French |
English
|
radoubeur |
ship repairer, caulker
|
raffineur |
sugar refiner
|
ramasseur |
gatherer, collector
|
rapetasseur |
piercer, patcher, cobbler
|
ravaudeur |
mender
|
rebrousseur |
striker (of skins)
|
recenseur |
census taker, enumerator
|
receveur des postes |
postmaster
|
rédacteur |
writer, clerk, editor
|
redresseur de torts |
knight-errant
|
rédacteur gérant |
managing editor
|
refouloir |
rammer (of a gun)
|
regleur |
regulator (of clocks), one who rules
|
regrattier |
huckster, dealer in vegetables and cheese
|
réhabilleur |
mender (furniture)
|
reître |
Germa horse soldier
|
renardier |
fox catcher
|
rentier |
renter
|
repasseur de couteaux |
knife grinder
|
répétiteur |
private teacher, coach, chorus master
|
requérant |
plaintiff, applicant
|
résignataire |
resignee
|
résinier |
resin tapper
|
riboteur |
tippler, boozer
|
rimeur |
rhymer, versifier
|
robin |
lawyer
|
robinetier |
brass smith
|
rocailleur |
rockwork maker
|
rochassier |
rock climber
|
rôdeur |
prowler, vagrant
|
romancier |
novelist
|
ronchonnot |
old retired officer
|
rosiériste |
rose grower
|
rôtisseur |
cook shop keeper
|
rouleur |
traveling journeyman
|
roulier |
wagoner, carter, carrier
|
rubanier |
ribbon maker or vendor
|
French |
English
|
sabotier |
sabot-maker, shoemaker
|
sabreur |
swashbuckler, cavalry soldier
|
sacristine |
vestry nun
|
saigneur |
bleeder, blood letter
|
saleur |
salter, curer
|
sandalier |
sandal maker
|
sans-emploi |
unemployed person
|
sans-filiste |
wireless operator
|
sans-patrie |
person without a country
|
sans-travail |
unemployed person
|
sapeur |
sapper
|
sapeur-telégraphiste |
soldier of the signal corps
|
sardinier |
sardine fisher or packer
|
sasseur |
sifter, winnower
|
satineur |
satiner, glazer
|
saucier |
sauce maker, sauce setter
|
saunier |
salt-maker, vendor
|
sauveteur |
rescuer, lifeboat man
|
savant |
scholar, scientist
|
savonnier |
soap boiler, manufacturer
|
scrutateur |
investigator
|
secouriste |
qualified first aider
|
sectateur |
follower, votary
|
seigneur |
lord, nobleman
|
sellier |
saddler
|
semainier |
officer, monk, actor
|
séranceur |
hackler
|
sergent-instructeur |
drill sergeant
|
serger or sergier |
serge weaver
|
serrurier |
locksmith
|
sertisseur |
setter, mounter
|
servreuse |
dry nurse
|
sicaire |
hired assassin
|
sioniste |
zionist
|
siroteur |
tippler
|
soiriste |
drama critic
|
soldat réformé |
invalid veteran
|
sommelier |
butler, cellarman
|
soudard |
old soldier, mercenary
|
souffleur de verre |
glass blower
|
sous-bibliothécaire |
assistant librarian
|
sous-chef |
deputy head clerk or manager
|
sous-commissaire |
undercommissary, assistant paymaster
|
souscripteur |
subscriber, underwriter
|
souscrivant |
underwriter
|
sous-diacre |
subdeacon
|
sous-directeur |
submanager
|
sous-économe |
subtreasurer
|
sous-fermier |
under-lessee
|
sous-governeur |
deputy-governor
|
sous-intendant |
deputy-commissary
|
sous-lieutenant |
second lieutenant
|
sous-lieutenant aviateur |
pilot officer
|
sous-Jocataire |
undertenant, subtenant
|
sous-officier |
noncommissioned officer
|
sous-préfet |
subprefect, under-sheriff
|
sous-secrétaire |
under-secretary
|
statuaire |
sculptor of statues
|
stockiste |
warehouseman or agent
|
sucrier |
sugar maker, vendor
|
French |
English
|
taillandier |
edge tool maker
|
tailleur d'habits |
tailor
|
tailleur de pierre |
stone cutter
|
talonnier |
heel maker
|
tamiseur |
sifter
|
tamisier |
sieve maker or vendor
|
tâteur |
feeler, taster, waverer
|
taupier |
mole catcher
|
tavernier |
tavern keeper
|
taxateur |
taxer, assessor
|
teilleur or tilleur |
scutcher
|
teinturier |
dyer
|
tendeur |
setter of snares
|
teneur de livres |
bookkeeper
|
theatin |
theatine (monk)
|
timbreur |
stamper
|
timonier |
steersman, helmsman
|
tirailleur |
sharpshooter, skirmisher
|
tireur |
marksman, rifleman
|
tisserand |
weaver
|
tisseur |
weaver
|
titulaire |
titular, incumbent, bearer
|
toilier |
dealer in linen, manufacturer of linen
|
toiseur |
measurer, quantity surveyor
|
tôlier |
manufacturer of sheet-iron
|
tombeur |
housebreaker, demolition worker
|
tondeur de drap |
cloth shearer
|
tonsuré |
cleric, priest
|
tordeur |
twister (silk)
|
tourbier |
peat worker, runner of peat bog
|
tourier |
monk or non attending the turn box
|
toumasseur |
thrower of pottery
|
traitant |
tax farmer
|
traiteur |
restaurant keeper, caterer
|
traqueur |
beater (in hunting)
|
travailleur |
worker, labourer
|
trayeur |
milker
|
treillageur or treillagiste |
trellis maker or vendor of lattice
|
trempeur |
temperer, whetter
|
trésorier |
treasurer
|
tresseur |
plaiter, braider
|
tricoteur |
knitter
|
trieur |
sorter, picker
|
trimardeur |
tramp, vagabond workman
|
tringlot |
trooper in the baggage train
|
tripotier |
gaming house keeper
|
trouveur |
discoverer, inventor
|
tulliste |
tulle maker or seller
|
French |
English
|
urbaniste |
city designer, town planner
|
usinier |
manufacturer, millowner
|
usurier |
usurer
|
French |
English
|
vaguemestre |
baggage master
|
vandevilliste |
vaudeville writer
|
vannier |
basket maker
|
veilleur de nuit |
night watchman
|
velite |
light armed soldier, skirmisher
|
veloutier |
velvet weaver
|
vendeur |
vendor, seller, salesperson
|
verdurier |
greengrocer
|
vergetier |
brush maker
|
vérificateur |
verifier, examiner, inspector
|
verrier |
glass maker
|
vicaire général |
vicar-general
|
vice-gérant |
deputy manager
|
vice-reine |
wife of viceroy
|
vice-roi |
viceroy
|
vidame |
vidame (minor noble)
|
vidangeur |
nightman, scavenger
|
vieux troupier |
old campaigner
|
vigie |
look-ut man
|
vigneron |
wine-dresser, wine grower
|
vignettiste |
vignette engraver
|
vilain |
village peasant
|
vinaigrier |
vinegar maker, merchant
|
viseur |
aimer (artillery)
|
viticulteur |
vine grower
|
vitrier |
glass maker, glazier
|
vivandier |
sutler, canteen manager
|
voilier |
sail maker, sailer
|
voleur |
thief, robber
|
voltigeur |
light infantry soldier, rifleman
|
voué |
one who vows
|
voyageur |
traveller
|
vrillier |
gimlet maker
|
French |
English
|
wattman |
tram driver
|
French |
English
|
xylographe |
xylographer, wood engraver
|
French |
English
|
zingueur |
zinc worker
|
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: France,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1984-1998.