Origins of the Ainscough surname

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    In 1921, most Ainscoughs lived in london

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    1,000 Ainscough Travel & migration records
    9,100 Ainscoughs found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Ainscoughs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Ainscoughs in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    108

    Weaver

    31

    Dressmaker

    23

    Laundress

    21

    Housekeeper

    16

    Commmon male occupations for Ainscoughs in 1921

    Coal Miner

    192

    Coal Miner Hewer

    73

    Farmer

    52

    Collier

    43

    Blacksmith

    25

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