Origins of the Alker surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 28North West 27Isle of ManYorkshire 26East Midlands 6West Midlands 6East 3London 736South East 8South West 1South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Alkers lived in london

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    490 Alker Travel & migration records
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    Common jobs for Alkers

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    Common female occupations for Alkers in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    62

    Dressmaker

    30

    Weaver

    19

    House Keeper

    17

    Farmers Daughter

    16

    Common male occupations for Alkers in 1921

    Farmer

    78

    Blacksmith

    67

    Coal Miner

    41

    Farmers Son

    28

    Carter

    25

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