Origins of the Armatage surname

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    In 1921, most Armatages lived in yorkshire

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    300 Armatage Travel & migration records
    2,200 Armatages found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Armatage

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    Common jobs for Armatages

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Armatages in 1921

    Dressmaker

    16

    Domestic Servant

    8

    House Servant

    8

    Cotton Weaver

    6

    Worsted Weaver

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Armatages in 1921

    Coal Miner

    17

    Agricultural Labourer

    12

    General Labourer

    10

    Farmer

    8

    Blacksmith

    6

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