Origins of the Crankshaw surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 17North West 16Isle of ManYorkshire 13East Midlands 7West Midlands 2East 6London 350South East 1South West 3South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Crankshaws lived in london

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    650 Crankshaw Travel & migration records
    4,200 Crankshaws found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Crankshaw

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    Common jobs for Crankshaws

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

    Commmon female occupations for Crankshaws in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    106

    Power Loom Weaver

    18

    House Keeper

    16

    Housekeeper

    16

    Weaver

    16

    Commmon male occupations for Crankshaws in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    53

    Coal Miner

    18

    Weaver Cotton

    18

    Cotton Spinner

    14

    Weaver

    12

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