Origins of the Feather surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 18North West 19Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 1207East Midlands 12West Midlands 18East 24London 182South East 16South West 6South Wales 9Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Feathers lived in yorkshire

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    1,600 Feather Travel & migration records
    14,000 Feathers found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Feathers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Feathers in 1921

    Worsted Weaver

    195

    Worsted Spinner

    140

    Dressmaker

    63

    Cotton Weaver

    41

    House Keeper

    35

    Commmon male occupations for Feathers in 1921

    Wool Comber

    138

    Worsted Spinner

    99

    Farmer

    70

    Worsted Weaver

    54

    Joiner

    46

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