Origins of the Drinkwater surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 20North West 466Isle of Man 6Yorkshire 221East Midlands 73West Midlands 255East 29London 941South East 135South West 247South Wales 64Mid Wales 12West WalesNorth Wales 16Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Drinkwaters lived in london

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    3,300 Drinkwater Travel & migration records
    30,000 Drinkwaters found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Drinkwater

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    Common jobs for Drinkwaters

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

    Commmon female occupations for Drinkwaters in 1921

    Dressmaker

    158

    Laundress

    103

    Cotton Weaver

    99

    General Servant Domestic

    74

    Domestic Servant

    69

    Commmon male occupations for Drinkwaters in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    175

    General Labourer

    123

    Bricklayer

    118

    Farmer

    118

    Carpenter

    71

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