Origins of the Birkenshaw surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 128East Midlands 7West Midlands 3East 4London 38South East 16South West 2South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Birkenshaws lived in yorkshire

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    190 Birkenshaw Travel & migration records
    2,700 Birkenshaws found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Birkenshaws

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

    Common female occupations for Birkenshaws in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    16

    Dressmaker

    11

    General Servant

    10

    File Cutter

    8

    Tailoress

    8

    Common male occupations for Birkenshaws in 1921

    Coal Miner

    24

    Clerk

    13

    Agricultural Labourer

    12

    Blacksmith

    11

    Dyers Labourer

    10

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