Origins of the Merryweather surname

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    In 1921, most Merryweathers lived in london

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    780 Merryweather Travel & migration records
    6,700 Merryweathers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Merryweather

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    Common jobs for Merryweathers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Merryweathers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    24

    Domestic Servant

    23

    Laundress

    22

    Living On Own Means

    18

    Cook Domestic

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Merryweathers in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    54

    Tailor

    29

    Blacksmith

    21

    Farm Labourer

    20

    General Labourer

    19

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