Origins of the Petherick surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 17North West 3Isle of ManYorkshireEast Midlands 5West Midlands 5East 14London 155South East 44South West 237South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pethericks lived in south-west

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    680 Petherick Travel & migration records
    5,600 Pethericks found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Petherick

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    Common jobs for Pethericks

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

    Commmon female occupations for Pethericks in 1921

    Dressmaker

    26

    Laundress

    19

    House Servant

    14

    General Servant Domestic

    12

    Milliner

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Pethericks in 1921

    Farmer

    38

    Agricultural Labourer

    24

    Carpenter

    19

    Farmers Son

    15

    Farm Labourer

    14

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