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Origins of the Holcroft surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 57North West 19Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 42East Midlands 5West Midlands 69East 6London 744South East 10South West 4South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Holcrofts lived in london

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    650 Holcroft Travel & migration records
    7,500 Holcrofts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Holcroft

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    Common jobs for Holcrofts

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    Common female occupations for Holcrofts in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    28

    Dressmaker

    24

    Living On Own Means

    17

    House Keeper

    16

    Domestic Servant

    15

    Common male occupations for Holcrofts in 1921

    Coal Miner

    113

    Coal Miner Hewer

    53

    Farmer

    48

    Blacksmith

    28

    Collier

    24

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