Origins of the Forrister surname

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    In 1921, most Forristers lived in west-midlands

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    210 Forrister Travel & migration records
    1,500 Forristers found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Forristers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Forristers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    12

    Potters Paintress

    7

    Domestic

    4

    Potter

    4

    Cotton Weaver

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Forristers in 1921

    Coal Miner

    21

    Potter

    20

    General Labourer

    7

    Engineer

    5

    Ironstone Miner

    5

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