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Origins of the Sherratt surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 11North West 437Isle of ManYorkshire 119East Midlands 89West Midlands 1077East 13London 640South East 32South West 23South Wales 2Mid Wales 4West Wales 4North Wales 21Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sherratts lived in west-midlands

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    1,100 Sherratt Travel & migration records
    18,000 Sherratts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Sherratt

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    What are the most common Sherratt first names?

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    Common jobs for Sherratts

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

    Common female occupations for Sherratts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    63

    Silk Winder

    62

    Domestic Servant

    42

    General Servant Domestic

    34

    Housekeeper

    30

    Common male occupations for Sherratts in 1921

    Coal Miner

    172

    Farmer

    104

    Coal Miner Hewer

    66

    General Labourer

    42

    Joiner

    40

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