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Origins of the Rotheram surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 20North West 17Isle of ManYorkshire 60East Midlands 2West Midlands 7East 3London 282South East 3South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Rotherams lived in london

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    250 Rotheram Travel & migration records
    2,600 Rotherams found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Rotheram

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    Common jobs for Rotherams

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

    Common female occupations for Rotherams in 1921

    Laundress

    12

    Widow

    12

    House Servant

    11

    Dressmaker

    7

    Housekeeper

    7

    Common male occupations for Rotherams in 1921

    Carter

    28

    Farm Labourer

    16

    General Labourer

    16

    Coal Miner

    15

    Farmer

    15

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