Origins of the Beecroft surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 53North West 46Isle of ManYorkshire 492East Midlands 138West Midlands 30East 59London 133South East 65South West 9South WalesMid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Beecrofts lived in yorkshire

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    1,400 Beecroft Travel & migration records
    12,000 Beecrofts found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Beecrofts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Beecrofts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    45

    General Servant Domestic

    32

    Living On Own Means

    27

    Cotton Weaver

    25

    Dress Maker

    23

    Commmon male occupations for Beecrofts in 1921

    Coal Miner

    78

    Farmer

    51

    Tailor

    35

    Blacksmith

    31

    Stone Mason

    31

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