Origins of the Holdcroft surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 27North West 58Isle of ManYorkshire 31East Midlands 12West Midlands 853East 4London 51South East 5South West 3South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 10Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Holdcrofts lived in west-midlands

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    Common jobs for Holdcrofts

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    Commmon female occupations for Holdcrofts in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    23

    Dressmaker

    19

    Potter

    19

    At Home

    15

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    Commmon male occupations for Holdcrofts in 1921

    Coal Miner

    156

    Coal Miner Hewer

    87

    Farmer

    54

    Potter

    48

    Collier

    23

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