| 3 Drag Gd | Dragoon Guards |
| A L | Agricultural Labourer |
| A S | Agricultural Servant |
| A Work | Agricultural Work |
| AP | Apprentice |
| Army P | Army Pensioner |
| ASST | Assistant |
| Atten Steam Engine | Attender on Steam Engine |
| Attend on Insane | Attendant on Insane |
| Attends NW School | Attends School for Needlework |
| B/smith | Blacksmith |
| Bk Keeper | Book Keeper |
| Board Sch Keeper | Boarding School Keeper |
| Bob Net Carr Maker | Bobbin Net Carriage Maker |
| Bobbin Carr Maker | Bobbin and Carriage Maker |
| Brass Bobb Winder | Brass Bobbin Winder |
| Build | Builder |
| C S Maker | Cotton Stocking Maker |
| Canal Toll Collect | Canal Toll Collector |
| Civil Service Maur | Civil Service Mauritius |
| CL | Clerk |
| Commercial Trav | Commercial Traveller |
| Cot | Cotton |
| Cot Draw Seam | Cotton Drawers Seamer |
| Cot Lace Embroider | Cotton Lace Embroiderer |
| Cot Manufact | Cotton Manufacturer |
| Cot Stocking Mk | Cotton Stocking Maker |
| Cott | Cotton |
| DE | Debtor |
| Dep on Par | Dependent on the parish |
| Dissent Minister | Dissenting Minister |
| Ex Cott Stock Mak | Cotton Stocking Maker, Past Work |
| Excise Off’s Wife | Excise Officer’s Wife |
| Excise Permit Writ | Excise Permit Writer |
| Excise Super | Excise Supervisor |
| F S | Female Servant |
| F S (AG) | Female Servant (Agricultural) |
| Fel | Felon |
| FWK | Framework Knitter |
| Gardener Carr Etc | Gardener Carrier Etc |
| Gent | Gentleman |
| German | Germany |
| Gov | Governor |
| H P | Half Pension |
| H P Officer | Half Pension Officer |
| I | Improver |
| I of G | Island of Guernsey |
| I of M | Isle of Man |
| Incap by Blindness | Incapable by Blindness |
| IND | Independent |
| Inf | Infant |
| Inn Keeper/Wheelwr | Inn Keeper & Wheelwright |
| Itin Bookseller | Itinerant Bookseller |
| J | Journeyman |
| Jamaca | Jamaica |
| Join Cabinet Mak | Joiner & Cabinet Maker |
| Kpr | Keeper |
| L | Labourer |
| Lace Mach Builder | Lace Machine Builder |
| Lace Patt Setter | Lace Pattern Setter |
| Leg. Ld Middleton | Legacy from Lord Middleton |
| Lic | Licensed |
| Lic Hawker | Licensed Hawker |
| Lic Victualler | Licensed Victualler |
| Lodg House | Lodging House |
| Lodg House Keeper | Lodging House Keeper |
| M | (Probably Maker) |
| M L | Male Labourer |
| M S | Male Servant |
| M S (AG) | Male Servant (Agricultural) |
| Mak | Maker |
| Manufact | Manufacturer |
| Master of G School | Master of Grammar School |
| Master of Wk House | Master of the Workhouse |
| Merch | Merchant |
| Methodist Min Wife | Methodist Minister’s Wife |
| Milliner Dress Mak | Milliner and Dress Maker |
| Mk | Maker |
| N K | Not Known |
| Occas Nurse | Occasional Nurse |
| Old Clothes Gath | Old Clothes Gatherer |
| Overlooker C Mine | Overlooker of Coal Mine |
| Overlooker Cot Spn | Cotton Spinning Overlooker |
| Overlooker in Fact | Overlooker in Factory |
| P | Pauper |
| Par | Parish |
| Partic Baptist Min | Particular Baptist Minister |
| Pnt | Patient |
| PR | Prisoner |
| Prim Meth Minister | Primitive Methodist Minister |
| Prof of French | Professor of French |
| Pub | Publican |
| Ret Schoolmaster | Retired Schoolmaster |
| Rev | Reverend |
| S | Servant |
| Same Moth not Fath | Same Mother not Father |
| Sch | School |
| Schmaster | Schoolmaster |
| Schmistress | Schoolmistress |
| Scmaster/Registrar | Schoolmaster and Registrar |
| Seam Silk Hos Char | Seamer of Silk Hose & Charwoman |
| Shp Keeper Smlware | Shopkeeper of Smallware |
| Sp Mer | Spirit Merchant |
| Stew to Duke Portl | Steward to the Duke of Portland |
| Sub Dist of Stamps | Sub Distributor of Stamps |
| Sub Master of G Sch | Sub Master of Grammar School |
| Super of Police | Superintendent of Police |
| Supt Cotton Mill | Superintendent at Cotton Mill |
| Supt R Police | Superintendent Railway Police |
| Surveyor’s Account | Surveyor’s Accountant |
| Trav | Traveller |
| Vdr | Vendor |
| Vet Surgeon | Veterinary Surgeon |
| W Chair Maker | Windsor Chair Maker |
| W Ind | West Indies |
| W/Houseman | Warehouseman |
| Watch Clock Maker | Watch and Clock Maker |
| Wes Ministers Wife | Wesleyan Minister’s Wife |
| Wheelwrit/Publican | Wheelwright & Publican |
| Wiverton Hall E P | Wiverton Hall (Extra Parochial) |