Origins of the Crosthwaite surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 35North West 128Isle of Man 10Yorkshire 94East Midlands 13West Midlands 9East 8London 120South East 21South West 7South Wales 1Mid Wales 2West Wales 2North Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Crosthwaites lived in north-west

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    860 Crosthwaite Travel & migration records
    4,800 Crosthwaites found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Crosthwaites

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

    Commmon female occupations for Crosthwaites in 1921

    Dressmaker

    36

    General Servant Domestic

    17

    Private Means

    16

    Domestic Servant

    14

    Widow

    14

    Commmon male occupations for Crosthwaites in 1921

    Farmer

    25

    Farmers Son

    21

    Coal Miner

    19

    Mariner

    18

    Joiner

    13

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