Origins of the Blackhurst surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 164Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 33East Midlands 11West Midlands 116East 5London 450South East 17South West 3South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Blackhursts lived in london

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    6,200 Blackhursts found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Blackhursts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Blackhursts in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    19

    House Keeper

    19

    Domestic Servant

    16

    General Servant Domestic

    16

    Dressmaker

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Blackhursts in 1921

    Carter

    64

    Farmer

    42

    Yeoman

    29

    General Labourer

    23

    Agricultural Labourer

    22

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