Origins of the Fothergill surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 298North West 117Isle of ManYorkshire 486East Midlands 31West Midlands 45East 41London 349South East 146South West 52South Wales 4Mid Wales 1West Wales 1North Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Fothergills lived in yorkshire

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    1,800 Fothergill Travel & migration records
    16,000 Fothergills found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Fothergill

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    Common jobs for Fothergills

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

    Commmon female occupations for Fothergills in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    70

    Cotton Weaver

    50

    Dressmaker

    49

    Private Means

    35

    Annuitant

    33

    Commmon male occupations for Fothergills in 1921

    Farmer

    88

    General Labourer

    57

    Joiner

    45

    Coal Miner

    42

    Farmers Son

    41

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