Origins of the Heatherington surname

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    In 1921, most Heatheringtons lived in north-east

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    640 Heatherington Travel & migration records
    2,000 Heatheringtons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Heatherington

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    Common jobs for Heatheringtons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Heatheringtons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    12

    House Servant

    12

    Housekeeper

    7

    General Servant Domestic

    6

    House Keeper

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Heatheringtons in 1921

    Lead Miner

    32

    Coal Miner

    27

    Blacksmith

    15

    Farmer

    7

    General Labourer

    7

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