Origins of the Cheshire surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 19North West 123Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 107East Midlands 103West Midlands 379East 117London 473South East 192South West 33South Wales 49Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 20Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cheshires lived in london

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    1,800 Cheshire Travel & migration records
    23,000 Cheshires found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cheshire

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    What are the most common Cheshire first names?

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    Common jobs for Cheshires

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cheshires in 1921

    Dressmaker

    128

    General Servant Domestic

    71

    Laundress

    71

    Domestic Servant

    56

    General Servant

    45

    Commmon male occupations for Cheshires in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    138

    Carpenter

    104

    Blacksmith

    78

    Farm Labourer

    66

    General Labourer

    65

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