Origins of the Horbury surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 25Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 256East Midlands 21West Midlands 2East 7London 71South East 5South West 4South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Horburys lived in yorkshire

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    110 Horbury Travel & migration records
    2,800 Horburys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Horbury

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    Common jobs for Horburys

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    Commmon female occupations for Horburys in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    16

    Dressmaker

    9

    House Keeper

    7

    Housemaid Domestic

    6

    Weaver In Cotton Mill

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Horburys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    26

    Stone Mason

    22

    Joiner

    20

    Coal Miner Hewer

    14

    Carpenter

    10

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