Roberts went into business, becoming a licensed victualler. The derivation is from a victualler of goods. He was probably referring to John Dennis, licensed victualler of Littleport. Their father was a wheelwright, who later became a victualler. She was the daughter of Josiah Woolley, a licensed victualler, and his wife Harriet Woolley. In the 1901 census his occupation is listed as a licensed victualler. In 1840, the licensed victualler was Ann Easton. A new Victualling Office was opened in Lambhay in 1707, overseen by an Agent Victualler. The victualler of The Black Boy was also a wheelwright. As of 1939, Moss was the licenced victualler of a hostelry in Worcester. His father, William Fleming, was a victualler. Byrne, a licensed victualler, died in 1838 and left all his property to his wife. He was a Victualler of the Navy in 1671 and also between 1673 and 1677. In more formal situations, the term used is licensed victualler or simply "licensee". "Lively" also escorted the victualler "Levant" to New York, Delaware, Cape Fear and St. Augustine.