Origins of the Fearnehough surname

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    In 1921, most Fearnehoughs lived in yorkshire

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    78 Fearnehough Travel & migration records
    970 Fearnehoughs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Fearnehough

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    Common jobs for Fearnehoughs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Fearnehoughs in 1921

    Dressmaker

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    Domestic Servant

    5

    Saw Mr

    4

    Silver Burnisher

    4

    General Servant Domestic

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Fearnehoughs in 1921

    Saw Maker

    12

    General Labourer

    7

    Machine Knife Maker

    7

    Scythe Maker

    7

    Saw Grinder

    6

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