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Origins of the Lawther surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 173North West 9Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 22East Midlands 10West Midlands 4East 10London 32South East 7South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lawthers lived in north-east

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    940 Lawther Travel & migration records
    2,400 Lawthers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Lawther

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    Common jobs for Lawthers

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    Common female occupations for Lawthers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    10

    Shoemaker

    6

    Domestic Servant

    5

    Nil

    5

    General Servant Domestic

    4

    Common male occupations for Lawthers in 1921

    Coal Miner

    39

    Coal Miner Hewer

    12

    Blacksmith

    9

    Farmer

    5

    Tailor

    5

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