Origins of the Heathcote surname

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    In 1921, most Heathcotes lived in london

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    3,000 Heathcote Travel & migration records
    24,000 Heathcotes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Heathcote

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    What are the most common Heathcote first names?

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    Common jobs for Heathcotes

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

    Commmon female occupations for Heathcotes in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    81

    Living On Own Means

    81

    Dressmaker

    76

    Domestic Servant

    63

    General Servant Domestic

    49

    Commmon male occupations for Heathcotes in 1921

    Coal Miner

    172

    Farmer

    165

    General Labourer

    76

    Joiner

    58

    Coal Miner Hewer

    57

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