When transcribing documents where the originator was francophone special care should be taken to accurately transcribe the occupation field.
There are some special concerns with regard to this column:
The following is a partial list of French occupations as encountered in the 1901 census of Ottawa/Carleton:
Artiste | artist | Avocat | lawyer |
---|---|---|---|
Barbier | barber | Boucher | butcher |
Boulanger | baker | Briquetier | brickmaker |
Carrier | quarry worker | Cellier | storekeeper |
Charetier | teamster | Charpentier | carpenter |
Chauffeur | railroad fireman or driver | Cocher | coachman |
Colporteur | commercial traveller (travelling salesman) | Commis | clerk |
Commis de malle | postal Clerk | Commis-hotel | hotel clerk |
Commis-Marchant | sales clerk | Commissionaire | agent |
Conducteur | conductor | Contremaitre | foreman |
Cordonnier | shoemaker | Couturier | dressmaker (male) |
Couturiére | dressmaker (female) | Cuisinier | cook (male) |
Cuisinière | cook (female) | Electricien | electrician |
Épicier | grocer | Étudiant | student |
Fermier | farmer | Ferblantier | tinsmith |
Forgeron | blacksmith | Géologiste | geologist |
Hotellier | hotel keeper | Imprimeur | printer |
Ingenieur | engineer | Jailleur | jailer |
Journalier | day laborer (male) | Journalière | day laborer (female) |
Journalist | newspaperman | Journaliste | newspaperwoman |
Laveuse | washwoman | Libraire | book seller |
Machiniste | machinist | Marchant | merchant |
Masson | mason | Mecanicien | mechanic |
Menuisier | joiner, cabinet maker | Messager | messenger |
Minier | miner | Modiste | hair dresser |
Musicien | musician | Notaire | notary |
Peintre | painter | Pharmacien | pharmacist |
Platrier | plasterer | Plombier | plumber |
Postillon | coachman | Reparation | handyman |
Restauranteur | restaurant owner | Secretaire | secretary |
Servant | servant (male) | Servante | servant (female) |
Tailleur | tailor | Tailleuse | tailoress |