Origins of the Harrowsmith surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 25East MidlandsWest Midlands 2EastLondon 1South East 2South West 7South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Harrowsmiths lived in yorkshire

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    24 Harrowsmith Travel & migration records
    960 Harrowsmiths found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Harrowsmith

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    Common jobs for Harrowsmiths

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

    Commmon female occupations for Harrowsmiths in 1921

    Dressmaker

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    General Servant

    6

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    Housekeeper

    5

    House Keeper

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Harrowsmiths in 1921

    Coal Miner

    10

    Agricultural Labourer

    8

    Carter

    6

    Farm Labourer

    6

    Blacksmith

    5

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