Origins of the Altham surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 28Isle of ManYorkshire 19East MidlandsWest Midlands 2East 2London 332South East 17South West 7South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Althams lived in london

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    310 Altham Travel & migration records
    3,400 Althams found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Althams

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    Commmon female occupations for Althams in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    96

    Weaver Cotton

    19

    Weaver

    16

    Cotton Winder

    15

    Housekeeper

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Althams in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    55

    Butcher

    25

    Farmer

    21

    Weaver

    14

    Weaver Cotton

    13

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