Origins of the Leatherdale surname

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    In 1921, most Leatherdales lived in east

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    130 Leatherdale Travel & migration records
    1,800 Leatherdales found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Leatherdale

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    Common jobs for Leatherdales

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

    Commmon female occupations for Leatherdales in 1921

    Dressmaker

    17

    General Servant

    5

    Farmers Daughter

    4

    General Servant Domestic

    4

    Laundress

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Leatherdales in 1921

    Farm Labourer

    19

    Agricultural Labourer

    18

    Farmer

    15

    Hosier

    11

    Wheelwright

    10

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