Origins of the Botham surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 22North West 20Isle of ManYorkshire 117East Midlands 269West Midlands 144East 90London 153South East 30South West 17South WalesMid Wales 1West Wales 1North Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bothams lived in east-midlands

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    620 Botham Travel & migration records
    8,700 Bothams found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Botham

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    What are the most common Botham first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Bothams

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bothams in 1921

    Dressmaker

    32

    Domestic Servant

    23

    House Servant

    19

    General Servant Domestic

    17

    General Servant

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Bothams in 1921

    Farmer

    66

    Tailor

    55

    Coal Miner

    39

    Farm Labourer

    37

    Agricultural Labourer

    29

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