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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

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-'''Echeats''' Reversion of land to the manor etc. under feudal tenure when lacking legal heirs.
+'''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