Origins of the Cawthra surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 10North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 294East Midlands 9West Midlands 2EastLondon 32South East 3South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cawthras lived in yorkshire

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    750 Cawthra Travel & migration records
    3,000 Cawthras found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cawthra

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    Common jobs for Cawthras

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cawthras in 1921

    Worsted Spinner

    32

    Worsted Weaver

    27

    Dressmaker

    8

    Dress Maker

    7

    Stuff Weaver

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Cawthras in 1921

    Coal Miner

    41

    Coal Miner Hewer

    14

    Clay Miner

    12

    Moulder

    12

    Worsted Spinner

    12

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