Origins of the Cranshaw surname

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    In 1921, most Cranshaws lived in london

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    910 Cranshaw Travel & migration records
    4,500 Cranshaws found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cranshaw

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    Common jobs for Cranshaws

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cranshaws in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    100

    Cotton Winder

    31

    Dressmaker

    27

    Weaver

    26

    Weaver Cotton

    23

    Commmon male occupations for Cranshaws in 1921

    Coal Miner

    34

    Cotton Weaver

    29

    Weaver

    18

    Carter

    10

    Coal Miner Hewer

    10

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