Origins of the Claughton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 9North West 4Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 257East Midlands 3West Midlands 1East 22London 49South East 34South West 3South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Claughtons lived in yorkshire

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    350 Claughton Travel & migration records
    3,100 Claughtons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Claughtons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Claughtons in 1921

    Woollen Weaver

    16

    Dressmaker

    13

    Living On Own Means

    9

    Cloth Weaver

    7

    Landed Proprietor

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Claughtons in 1921

    Woollen Weaver

    20

    Coal Miner

    15

    Clothier

    12

    Woollen Cloth Weaver

    11

    Cloth Weaver

    8

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