Origins of the Pewter surname

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    In 1921, most Pewters lived in east

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    160 Pewter Travel & migration records
    500 Pewters found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Pewters

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

    Commmon female occupations for Pewters in 1921

    Nurse Domestic

    3

    Pauper

    3

    Cook Domestic

    2

    Cook Domestic Servant

    2

    General Servant

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Pewters in 1921

    Ab

    11

    Mariner

    9

    Agricultural Labourer

    6

    Yachtsman

    5

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    3

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