Origins of the Mottershead surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 642Isle of ManYorkshire 79East Midlands 27West Midlands 86East 9London 595South East 7South West 6South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Mottersheads lived in north-west

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    600 Mottershead Travel & migration records
    10,000 Mottersheads found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mottershead

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    Common jobs for Mottersheads

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

    Common female occupations for Mottersheads in 1921

    Silk Winder

    56

    Cotton Weaver

    51

    Dressmaker

    35

    Silk Weaver

    34

    Laundress

    31

    Common male occupations for Mottersheads in 1921

    Coal Miner

    55

    Silk Weaver

    55

    Farmer

    51

    Farm Labourer

    40

    General Labourer

    39

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