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Origins of the Stretton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 33Isle of ManYorkshire 108East Midlands 299West Midlands 415East 40London 185South East 71South West 24South Wales 8Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 9Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Strettons lived in west-midlands

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    1,400 Stretton Travel & migration records
    14,000 Strettons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Stretton

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    What are the most common Stretton first names?

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    Common jobs for Strettons

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

    Common female occupations for Strettons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    49

    Living On Own Means

    39

    General Servant Domestic

    36

    Domestic Servant

    32

    Laundress

    30

    Common male occupations for Strettons in 1921

    Butcher

    95

    Agricultural Labourer

    79

    Farmer

    69

    Coal Miner

    65

    Carpenter

    60

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