Origins of the Brookhouse surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 15North West 11Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 12East Midlands 39West Midlands 99East 3London 22South East 8South West 3South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Brookhouses lived in west-midlands

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    220 Brookhouse Travel & migration records
    2,200 Brookhouses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Brookhouse

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    Common jobs for Brookhouses

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    Commmon female occupations for Brookhouses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    16

    Housekeeper

    7

    General Servant

    5

    Cook

    4

    House Keeper

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Brookhouses in 1921

    Painter

    22

    Bricklayer

    13

    Lace Maker

    9

    Farm Labourer

    8

    Brakesman

    6

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