Origins of the Cotcher surname

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    In 1921, most Cotchers lived in north-east

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    61 Cotcher Travel & migration records
    240 Cotchers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cotcher

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    What are the most common Cotcher first names?

    Robert

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    Mary Ann

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    Common jobs for Cotchers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cotchers in 1921

    Barmaid

    1

    Domestic

    1

    Domestic Servant

    1

    Flax Spinner

    1

    General Domestic Servant

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Cotchers in 1921

    Coal Miner

    8

    Coal Miner Hewer

    4

    Moulder

    2

    Able Seaman

    1

    Agricultural Labourer

    1

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