Origins of the Featherstone surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 480North West 69Isle of ManYorkshire 410East Midlands 202West Midlands 50East 88London 476South East 335South West 96South Wales 5Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 12Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Featherstones lived in north-east

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    3,400 Featherstone Travel & migration records
    27,000 Featherstones found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Featherstone

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    Common jobs for Featherstones

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

    Commmon female occupations for Featherstones in 1921

    Dressmaker

    110

    Domestic Servant

    74

    General Servant Domestic

    60

    House Servant

    53

    Housekeeper

    50

    Commmon male occupations for Featherstones in 1921

    Farmer

    159

    General Labourer

    122

    Farm Labourer

    111

    Agricultural Labourer

    104

    Coal Miner

    85

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