Origins of the Ashmore surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 90North West 120Isle of ManYorkshire 561East Midlands 448West Midlands 404East 37London 257South East 97South West 23South Wales 8Mid Wales 1West Wales 1North Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ashmores lived in yorkshire

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    2,200 Ashmore Travel & migration records
    23,000 Ashmores found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Ashmores

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

    Common female occupations for Ashmores in 1921

    Dressmaker

    73

    Domestic Servant

    53

    General Servant

    51

    Laundress

    48

    House Servant

    47

    Common male occupations for Ashmores in 1921

    Coal Miner

    177

    General Labourer

    79

    Agricultural Labourer

    70

    Butcher

    62

    Coal Miner Hewer

    60

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