Origins of the Henshall surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 38North West 765Isle of Man 7Yorkshire 47East Midlands 63West Midlands 339East 6London 574South East 46South West 6South Wales 12Mid Wales 10West WalesNorth Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Henshalls lived in north-west

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    1,100 Henshall Travel & migration records
    15,000 Henshalls found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Henshall

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    Common jobs for Henshalls

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

    Commmon female occupations for Henshalls in 1921

    Dressmaker

    55

    Cotton Weaver

    46

    General Servant Domestic

    38

    House Keeper

    34

    Widow

    31

    Commmon male occupations for Henshalls in 1921

    Coal Miner

    110

    Farmer

    52

    General Labourer

    52

    Blacksmith

    41

    Carter

    40

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