Origins of the Mathers surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 41North West 137Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 449East Midlands 61West Midlands 61East 43London 204South East 63South West 24South Wales 17Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Matherses lived in yorkshire

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    3,900 Mathers Travel & migration records
    15,000 Matherses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Matherses

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

    Common female occupations for Matherses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    88

    Domestic Servant

    48

    General Servant

    38

    Housekeeper

    31

    Laundress

    30

    Common male occupations for Matherses in 1921

    Fisherman

    71

    General Labourer

    56

    Coal Miner

    48

    Agricultural Labourer

    40

    Farmer

    38

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