Origins of the Skelcher surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 4East Midlands 8West Midlands 61East 8London 14South East 36South West 3South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Skelchers lived in west-midlands

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    180 Skelcher Travel & migration records
    1,000 Skelchers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Skelcher

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    What are the most common Skelcher first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Skelchers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Skelchers in 1921

    House Servant

    5

    Laundress

    5

    Dressmaker

    4

    Servant

    4

    Field Work (Ag Lab)

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Skelchers in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    11

    Carpenter

    10

    General Labourer

    6

    Stone Mason

    6

    Grocer

    5

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