Origins of the Fairweather surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 78North West 11Isle of ManYorkshire 149East Midlands 103West Midlands 22East 250London 342South East 129South West 52South Wales 3Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Fairweathers lived in london

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    3,900 Fairweather Travel & migration records
    19,000 Fairweathers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Fairweather

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    Common jobs for Fairweathers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Fairweathers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    117

    Domestic Servant

    68

    Housekeeper

    55

    Laundress

    45

    Linen Weaver

    43

    Commmon male occupations for Fairweathers in 1921

    Farmer

    83

    Agricultural Labourer

    75

    Tailor

    72

    Blacksmith

    66

    Farm Servant

    54

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