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Origins of the Matter surname

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    In 1921, most Matters lived in london

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    540 Matter Travel & migration records
    600 Matters found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Matter

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    Who were Matters most likely to marry?

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    What are the most common Matter first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Anna

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    Common jobs for Matters

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

    Common female occupations for Matters in 1921

    House Servant

    4

    Laundress

    4

    Agricultural Labourers Daughter

    3

    Cotton Weaver

    3

    Farm Labourer Daughter

    3

    Common male occupations for Matters in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    9

    Iron Miner

    5

    Farm Hands

    4

    Mariner

    4

    Foremen

    3

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