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Fairwether Family History

Fairwether Surname Meaning

see Fairweather.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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Where is the Fairwether family from?

You can see how Fairwether families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Fairwether family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Fairwether families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 6 Fairwether families living in Suffolk. This was about 67% of all the recorded Fairwether's in United Kingdom. Suffolk had the highest population of Fairwether families in 1891.
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What did your Fairwether ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Fairwether. 100% of Fairwether women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%

What Fairwether family records will you find?

Census Records

There are 628 census records available for the last name Fairwether. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Fairwether census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 70 immigration records available for the last name Fairwether. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 19 military records available for the last name Fairwether. For the veterans among your Fairwether ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Social Security Death Index (SSDI) for Fairwether

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