Origins of the Brookshaw surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 119Isle of ManYorkshire 21East Midlands 1West Midlands 51EastLondon 40South East 57South West 16South Wales 1Mid Wales 7West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Brookshaws lived in north-west

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    300 Brookshaw Travel & migration records
    2,500 Brookshaws found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Brookshaw

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    Common jobs for Brookshaws

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    Commmon female occupations for Brookshaws in 1921

    Dressmaker

    11

    General Servant Domestic

    8

    Laundress

    6

    Charwoman

    5

    Dress Maker

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Brookshaws in 1921

    Coal Miner

    20

    Agricultural Labourer

    12

    Blacksmith

    10

    Miller

    9

    Farmer

    8

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