Origins of the Robotham surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 26Isle of ManYorkshire 37East Midlands 103West Midlands 126East 61London 91South East 10South West 41South Wales 18Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Robothams lived in west-midlands

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    750 Robotham Travel & migration records
    5,900 Robothams found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Robotham

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    Common jobs for Robothams

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

    Commmon female occupations for Robothams in 1921

    Dressmaker

    26

    Laundress

    17

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    Domestic Servant

    13

    House Keeper

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Robothams in 1921

    Farmer

    30

    Blacksmith

    24

    General Labourer

    21

    Railway Clerk

    19

    Clerk

    17

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