Origins of the Barcroft surname

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    In 1921, most Barcrofts lived in london

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    280 Barcroft Travel & migration records
    2,900 Barcrofts found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Barcrofts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Barcrofts in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    63

    Housekeeper

    16

    Weaver Cotton

    13

    Weaver

    8

    House Keeper

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Barcrofts in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    26

    Joiner

    16

    Weaver Cotton

    10

    Farmer

    9

    Butcher

    8

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