Origins of the Bircumshaw surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 19Isle of ManYorkshire 25East Midlands 101West Midlands 6EastLondon 21South East 8South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bircumshaws lived in east-midlands

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    91 Bircumshaw Travel & migration records
    1,700 Bircumshaws found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Bircumshaws

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bircumshaws in 1921

    Lace Finisher

    12

    Living On Own Means

    6

    Silk Winder

    6

    General Servant Domestic

    4

    Milliner

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Bircumshaws in 1921

    Coal Miner

    63

    Coal Miner Hewer

    20

    Tailor

    17

    Collier

    7

    Grocer

    5

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