Origins of the Asquith surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 13North West 48Isle of Man 10Yorkshire 1770East Midlands 16West Midlands 6East 6London 191South East 43South West 13South Wales 5Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Asquiths lived in yorkshire

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    1,400 Asquith Travel & migration records
    17,000 Asquiths found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Asquith

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    Common jobs for Asquiths

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

    Commmon female occupations for Asquiths in 1921

    Dressmaker

    68

    Woollen Weaver

    60

    Worsted Weaver

    47

    Cloth Weaver

    45

    Worsted Spinner

    36

    Commmon male occupations for Asquiths in 1921

    Coal Miner

    116

    Coal Miner Hewer

    53

    Farmer

    37

    Blacksmith

    36

    Butcher

    36

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