Origins of the Peaker surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 24North West 9Isle of ManYorkshire 283East Midlands 13West Midlands 24East 8London 52South East 18South West 6South Wales 5Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Peakers lived in yorkshire

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    400 Peaker Travel & migration records
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    Common jobs for Peakers

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    Commmon female occupations for Peakers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    13

    House Servant

    8

    Servant

    8

    General Servant

    7

    Housewife

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Peakers in 1921

    Coal Miner

    20

    Joiner

    19

    Carpenter

    12

    Agricultural Labourer

    9

    General Labourer

    8

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