Appendix 4
Status of Male Oath-takers
| Description |
Total number |
% of Total |
| Gentleman |
295 |
23.9 |
| Esquire |
219 |
17.7 |
| Yeoman |
215 |
17.4 |
| Clerk |
188 |
15.2 |
| Mariner |
40 |
3.2 |
| Weaver |
35 |
2.8 |
| Husbandman |
32 |
2.6 |
| Butcher |
16 |
1.3 |
| Sergemaker |
14 |
1.1 |
| Tanner |
12 |
1.0 |
| Baronet |
11 |
0.9 |
| Tailor |
11 |
0.9 |
| Clothier |
10 |
0.8 |
| Miller |
10 |
0.8 |
| Woolcomber |
8 |
0.6 |
| Baker |
7 |
0.6 |
| Comber |
7 |
0.6 |
| Carpenter |
7 |
0.6 |
| Fuller |
7 |
0.6 |
| Labourer |
5 |
0.4 |
| Merchant |
5 |
0.4 |
| Rector |
5 |
0.4 |
| Blacksmith |
4 |
0.3 |
| Maltster |
4 |
0.3 |
| Surgeon |
4 |
0.3 |
| Cooper |
3 |
0.2 |
| Cordwainer |
3 |
0.2 |
| Innholder |
3 |
0.2 |
| Sergeweaver |
3 |
0.2 |
| Shipwright |
3 |
0.2 |
| Thatcher |
3 |
0.2 |
| Vicar |
3 |
0.2 |
| Apothecary |
2 |
0.2 |
| Barber |
2 |
0.2 |
| Chandler |
2 |
0.2 |
| Doctor Of Physick |
2 |
0.2 |
| Mason |
2 |
0.2 |
| Mercer |
2 |
0.2 |
| Millwright |
2 |
0.2 |
| Roper |
2 |
0.2 |
| Spinster |
2 |
0.2 |
| Brazier |
1 |
0.1 |
| Builder |
1 |
0.1 |
| Captain |
1 |
0.1 |
| Clerk Rector |
1 |
0.1 |
| Clerk Vicar |
1 |
0.1 |
| Collector of Excise |
1 |
0.1 |
| Dissenting Minister |
1 |
0.1 |
| Distiller |
1 |
0.1 |
| Druggist |
1 |
0.1 |
| Glazier |
1 |
0.1 |
| Glover |
1 |
0.1 |
| Hatter |
1 |
0.1 |
| Hosier |
1 |
0.1 |
| Officer of Excise |
1 |
0.1 |
| Perukemaker |
1 |
0.1 |
| Sadler |
1 |
0.1 |
| Schoolmaster |
1 |
0.1 |
| Scrivener |
1 |
0.1 |
| Shoemaker |
1 |
0.1 |
| Sugarbaker |
1 |
0.1 |
| Tailor |
1 |
0.1 |
| Teacher |
1 |
0.1 |
| Trader |
1 |
0.1 |
| Victualler |
1 |
0.1 |
| Total |
1234 |
100.0 |
Status/occupation descriptions of men who swore oaths of allegiance in before Devon Quarter Sessions, 1723.
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