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Origins of the Crawshaw surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 22North West 78Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 1565East Midlands 45West Midlands 20East 26London 1006South East 51South West 10South Wales 5Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Crawshaws lived in yorkshire

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    2,200 Crawshaw Travel & migration records
    23,000 Crawshaws found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Crawshaw

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    What are the most common Crawshaw first names?

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    Common jobs for Crawshaws

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

    Common female occupations for Crawshaws in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    295

    Dressmaker

    69

    Weaver

    69

    Weaver Cotton

    63

    Cotton Winder

    61

    Common male occupations for Crawshaws in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    111

    Farmer

    81

    Coal Miner

    78

    Stone Mason

    63

    Joiner

    46

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