Origins of the Earnshaw surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 68North West 64Isle of Man 5Yorkshire 2376East Midlands 87West Midlands 21East 33London 1318South East 67South West 25South Wales 5Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 10Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Earnshaws lived in yorkshire

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    2,800 Earnshaw Travel & migration records
    35,000 Earnshaws found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Earnshaws

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

    Commmon female occupations for Earnshaws in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    331

    Dressmaker

    105

    Worsted Weaver

    92

    Weaver

    89

    Weaver Cotton

    87

    Commmon male occupations for Earnshaws in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    241

    Coal Miner

    184

    Farmer

    127

    Cotton Spinner

    79

    Carter

    78

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