Origins of the Ollerton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 10North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 13East Midlands 2West Midlands 1EastLondon 537South East 8South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ollertons lived in london

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    300 Ollerton Travel & migration records
    3,400 Ollertons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ollerton

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    What are the most common Ollerton first names?

    Thomas

    William

    Elizabeth

    Ellen

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    Common jobs for Ollertons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Ollertons in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    35

    Cotton Winder

    10

    Domestic Servant

    10

    Farmer

    8

    Farmers Wife

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Ollertons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    58

    Farmer

    53

    Collier

    31

    Coal Miner Hewer

    29

    Farmers Son

    22

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