Origins of the Elsworthy surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 13East MidlandsWest Midlands 4East 7London 31South East 10South West 33South Wales 10Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Elsworthys lived in south-west

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    170 Elsworthy Travel & migration records
    1,800 Elsworthys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Elsworthy

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    Common jobs for Elsworthys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Elsworthys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    20

    Cook Domestic

    8

    Laundress

    7

    Charwoman

    6

    Domestic Servant

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Elsworthys in 1921

    Gardener

    13

    Agricultural Labourer

    8

    Blacksmith

    8

    Dock Labourer

    8

    General Labourer

    8

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