Origins of the Cruickshank surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 115North West 18Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 14East Midlands 8West Midlands 10East 56London 176South East 65South West 10South Wales 16Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cruickshanks lived in london

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    6,500 Cruickshank Travel & migration records
    22,000 Cruickshanks found in all Census records

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Cruickshanks

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cruickshanks in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    154

    Dressmaker

    131

    Farmer's Wife

    107

    Annuitant

    102

    Housekeeper

    102

    Commmon male occupations for Cruickshanks in 1921

    Farmer

    324

    Farm Servant

    267

    Farm Serv

    116

    Farmer's Son

    105

    Farmers Son

    94

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