Origins of the Birtwistle surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 7North West 57Isle of ManYorkshire 56East Midlands 20West Midlands 4East 4London 1484South East 10South West 5South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 11Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Birtwistles lived in london

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    990 Birtwistle Travel & migration records
    14,000 Birtwistles found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Birtwistles

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

    Commmon female occupations for Birtwistles in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    546

    Weaver Cotton

    142

    Weaver

    83

    Cotton Winder

    81

    Housekeeper

    43

    Commmon male occupations for Birtwistles in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    304

    Weaver Cotton

    73

    Weaver

    68

    Stone Mason

    62

    Joiner

    61

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