Origins of the Bletcher surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 100East Midlands 18West MidlandsEastLondon 32South East 2South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 18Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bletchers lived in yorkshire

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    230 Bletcher Travel & migration records
    1,500 Bletchers found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Bletchers

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

    Common female occupations for Bletchers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    7

    Domestic

    5

    Blacksmith

    4

    Domestic Servant

    4

    Dress Maker

    4

    Common male occupations for Bletchers in 1921

    Blacksmith

    13

    Spring Knife Cutler

    10

    Cutler

    8

    Farmer

    8

    Joiner

    7

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