Origins of the Marchington surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 13Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 24East Midlands 103West Midlands 15East 17London 70South East 11South West 4South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Marchingtons lived in east-midlands

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    290 Marchington Travel & migration records
    1,900 Marchingtons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Marchington

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    Common jobs for Marchingtons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Marchingtons in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    15

    Domestic Servant

    5

    At Home

    4

    Farmers Daughter

    4

    Housekeeper

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Marchingtons in 1921

    Farmer

    19

    Farmers Son

    13

    General Labourer

    9

    Coal Miner

    7

    Carter

    6

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