Origins of the Flesher surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 173East MidlandsWest Midlands 1East 4London 18South East 11South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Fleshers lived in yorkshire

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    340 Flesher Travel & migration records
    1,800 Fleshers found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Fleshers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Fleshers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    8

    Woollen Weaver

    8

    Milliner

    7

    Cotton Weaver

    5

    Dress Maker

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Fleshers in 1921

    Stone Mason

    39

    Butcher

    11

    Farm Hands

    7

    Mason

    7

    Druggist

    6

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