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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 53North West 139Isle of Man 6Yorkshire 478East Midlands 13West Midlands 14East 37London 3444South East 44South West 11South WalesMid Wales 2West Wales 2North Wales 9Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dewhursts lived in london

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    3,700 Dewhurst Travel & migration records
    34,000 Dewhursts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Dewhurst

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    Common jobs for Dewhursts

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

    Common female occupations for Dewhursts in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    1,024

    Weaver

    264

    Weaver Cotton

    228

    Cotton Winder

    161

    House Keeper

    127

    Common male occupations for Dewhursts in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    540

    Farmer

    168

    Weaver

    167

    Cotton Spinner

    142

    Weaver Cotton

    126

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