Origins of the Brayshaw surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 26North West 32Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 891East Midlands 20West Midlands 9East 14London 283South East 9South West 11South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Brayshaws lived in yorkshire

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    900 Brayshaw Travel & migration records
    11,000 Brayshaws found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Brayshaw

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    Common jobs for Brayshaws

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

    Commmon female occupations for Brayshaws in 1921

    Worsted Weaver

    53

    Dressmaker

    30

    Woollen Weaver

    29

    Worsted Spinner

    26

    Cotton Weaver

    19

    Commmon male occupations for Brayshaws in 1921

    General Labourer

    46

    Stone Mason

    44

    Blacksmith

    41

    Joiner

    40

    Grocer

    35

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