Origins of the Hollinshead surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 11North West 304Isle of ManYorkshire 67East Midlands 34West Midlands 513East 11London 243South East 19South West 25South Wales 2Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hollinsheads lived in west-midlands

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    630 Hollinshead Travel & migration records
    8,900 Hollinsheads found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hollinshead

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    Common jobs for Hollinsheads

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hollinsheads in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    29

    Silk Winder

    29

    Farmers Daughter

    20

    Silk Piecer

    18

    Dressmaker

    17

    Commmon male occupations for Hollinsheads in 1921

    Farmer

    81

    Coal Miner

    71

    Farmers Son

    33

    Potter

    30

    Coal Miner Hewer

    29

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