Origins of the Fotheringham surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 17North West 12Isle of ManYorkshire 37East Midlands 48West Midlands 6East 26London 50South East 32South West 9South Wales 6Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Fotheringhams lived in london

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    2,000 Fotheringham Travel & migration records
    8,800 Fotheringhams found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Fotheringham

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Fotheringhams

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

    Commmon female occupations for Fotheringhams in 1921

    Dressmaker

    70

    Linen Weaver

    54

    Domestic Servant

    52

    Housekeeper

    37

    F S

    33

    Commmon male occupations for Fotheringhams in 1921

    Coal Miner

    79

    Weaver

    65

    Linen Weaver

    55

    Farm Servant

    48

    Mason

    47

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