Origins of the Winterbottom surname

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    In 1921, most Winterbottoms lived in london

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    3,300 Winterbottom Travel & migration records
    26,000 Winterbottoms found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Winterbottom

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    Common jobs for Winterbottoms

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

    Commmon female occupations for Winterbottoms in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    372

    Cotton Reeler

    101

    Dressmaker

    82

    Weaver Cotton

    72

    House Keeper

    70

    Commmon male occupations for Winterbottoms in 1921

    Cotton Spinner

    196

    Cotton Piecer

    136

    Coal Miner

    108

    Cotton Weaver

    98

    General Labourer

    74

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