Names to match Occupations -

[Redroger]

After the Romans but before Henry VIII

[coombs]

I have come across a few people with the surname Taylor who were tailors.

[rachelralph]

our local weather presenter is called sara blizzard, always makes me smile

[coombs]

Very apt surname. Maybe that made her become a weather forecaster.

[JustLooking]

A few years ago, BBC Scotland had Heather with the Weather and her job share called Gail 

[snaptoo]

Many years ago, we had a shop in town - J E Weller the ................Jeweller!!!!!!

[meles]

Whilst it is true this is the origin of the word crap etc. it is not true he invented the flushing toilet. Henry VIII had one at least 300 years earlier.

True. I had a trip to Hampton Court a while ago. He had his people dig a canal (the Longford River) from where Heathrow Airport is now to the Palace (some 15 miles) to bring fresh water to Hampton Court "to flush the privies and wash the vegetables".

One trusts not in that order... 

meles

[marcie dean]

Bet the Romans weren't far off having flushing loos either!!!

Yes but knowing them, as they invented the steam baths, it would probably be a steam clean loo, convenient (ignore the pun) in more ways than one.
Personal hygene, cleaning the loo, and keeping the seat warm in winter, comes to mind.

marcie

[Redroger]

Whilst it is true this is the origin of the word crap etc. it is not true he invented the flushing toilet. Henry VIII had one at least 300 years earlier.

True. I had a trip to Hampton Court a while ago. He had his people dig a canal (the Longford River) from where Heathrow Airport is now to the Palace (some 15 miles) to bring fresh water to Hampton Court "to flush the privies and wash the vegetables".

One trusts not in that order... 

meles

It might account for many epidemics if that were the case! Could be called getting your own back.