Origins of the Brighouse surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 11North West 17Isle of ManYorkshire 22East Midlands 38West Midlands 20East 5London 177South East 3South West 2South WalesMid Wales 11West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Brighouses lived in london

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    410 Brighouse Travel & migration records
    2,400 Brighouses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Brighouse

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    Common jobs for Brighouses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Brighouses in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    11

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    Widow

    10

    Dressmaker

    7

    House Servant

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Brighouses in 1921

    Carter

    26

    Railway Clerk

    19

    General Labourer

    14

    Solicitor

    12

    Farm Labourer

    11

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