Origins of the Tester surname

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    In 1921, most Testers lived in south-east

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    940 Tester Travel & migration records
    13,000 Testers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Tester

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    What are the most common Tester first names?

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    Common jobs for Testers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Testers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    63

    Laundress

    52

    General Servant Domestic

    41

    Domestic Servant

    39

    Cook Domestic

    27

    Commmon male occupations for Testers in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    122

    General Labourer

    83

    Farmer

    63

    Gardener

    50

    Carpenter

    49

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