Origins of the Bagshaw surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 12North West 147Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 705East Midlands 507West Midlands 161East 35London 648South East 72South West 39South Wales 8Mid Wales 1West Wales 1North Wales 25Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bagshaws lived in yorkshire

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    2,100 Bagshaw Travel & migration records
    25,000 Bagshaws found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Bagshaws

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

    Common female occupations for Bagshaws in 1921

    Dressmaker

    90

    Cotton Weaver

    75

    House Servant

    62

    House Keeper

    50

    Domestic Servant

    45

    Common male occupations for Bagshaws in 1921

    Farmer

    217

    Coal Miner

    103

    Butcher

    78

    General Labourer

    62

    Coal Miner Hewer

    57

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