Origins of the Burkinshaw surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 11Isle of ManYorkshire 636East Midlands 28West Midlands 5East 3London 56South East 25South West 9South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Burkinshaws lived in yorkshire

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    530 Burkinshaw Travel & migration records
    6,400 Burkinshaws found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Burkinshaws

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

    Commmon female occupations for Burkinshaws in 1921

    Dressmaker

    45

    Domestic Servant

    21

    File Cutter

    18

    [not Given]

    14

    Laundress

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Burkinshaws in 1921

    Coal Miner

    84

    File Cutter

    64

    Coal Miner Hewer

    40

    Farmer

    31

    Razor Grinder

    19

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