Origins of the Bancroft surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 19North West 360Isle of Man 7Yorkshire 928East Midlands 255West Midlands 121East 62London 1044South East 45South West 59South Wales 44Mid Wales 19West Wales 2North Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bancrofts lived in london

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    4,700 Bancroft Travel & migration records
    29,000 Bancrofts found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Bancrofts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bancrofts in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    174

    Worsted Weaver

    99

    Dressmaker

    88

    Worsted Spinner

    75

    Widow

    62

    Commmon male occupations for Bancrofts in 1921

    Coal Miner

    128

    Joiner

    113

    Farmer

    108

    Cotton Weaver

    87

    General Labourer

    71

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