Origins of the Chorlton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 12North West 202Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 53East Midlands 9West Midlands 51East 5London 566South East 16South West 6South WalesMid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Chorltons lived in london

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    670 Chorlton Travel & migration records
    8,400 Chorltons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Chorlton

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    Common jobs for Chorltons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Chorltons in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    74

    Laundress

    36

    Widow

    29

    Housekeeper

    22

    Dressmaker

    21

    Commmon male occupations for Chorltons in 1921

    Yeoman

    47

    Farmer

    45

    Carter

    30

    General Labourer

    30

    Cotton Spinner

    28

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