Origins of the Chater surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 193North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 20East Midlands 77West Midlands 212East 45London 146South East 84South West 19South Wales 9Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Chaters lived in west-midlands

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    1,100 Chater Travel & migration records
    10,000 Chaters found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Chater

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    What are the most common Chater first names?

    William

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Chaters

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

    Commmon female occupations for Chaters in 1921

    Dressmaker

    39

    Laundress

    36

    Living On Own Means

    31

    General Servant Domestic

    21

    House Servant

    18

    Commmon male occupations for Chaters in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    48

    Coal Miner

    39

    Butcher

    33

    General Labourer

    33

    Shoemaker

    25

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