Origins of the Rootham surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 19North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 14East Midlands 52West MidlandsEast 41London 16South East 15South West 4South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Roothams lived in east-midlands

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    100 Rootham Travel & migration records
    1,500 Roothams found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Rootham

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Roothams

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

    Commmon female occupations for Roothams in 1921

    Dressmaker

    10

    Lace Maker

    8

    Lacemaker

    7

    Laundress

    5

    Agricultural Labourer

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Roothams in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    24

    Carpenter

    24

    Farm Labourer

    8

    Farmer

    8

    Lab

    6

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