Origins of the Rathmell surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 10Isle of ManYorkshire 206East Midlands 10West Midlands 1East 3London 28South East 14South West 10South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Rathmells lived in yorkshire

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    Common jobs for Rathmells

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    Commmon female occupations for Rathmells in 1921

    Dressmaker

    10

    Farmers Wife

    9

    Farmers Daur

    6

    Laundress

    6

    Living On Own Means

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Rathmells in 1921

    Farmer

    35

    Farmers Son

    19

    Blacksmith

    11

    Farm Labourer

    9

    Carter

    8

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