Origins of the Harcus surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 19North WestIsle of Man 4Yorkshire 1East Midlands 2West Midlands 1EastLondon 16South East 6South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Harcuses lived in north-east

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    570 Harcus Travel & migration records
    2,900 Harcuses found in all Census records

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Harcuses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Harcuses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    31

    Farmers Wife

    31

    Farmer's Wife

    30

    Domestic Servant

    22

    Fisherman's Wife

    16

    Commmon male occupations for Harcuses in 1921

    Fisherman

    93

    Farmer

    58

    Farm Servant

    40

    Farmer's Son

    26

    Farmers Son

    18

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