Origins of the Horleston surname

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    In 1921, most Horlestons lived in west-midlands

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    4 Horleston Travel & migration records
    330 Horlestons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Horleston

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    What are the most common Horleston first names?

    William

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    Hannah

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    Common jobs for Horlestons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Horlestons in 1921

    Assisting Sugar Boiling

    2

    At Home

    2

    Domestic Servant

    2

    General Servant Domestic

    2

    Potter

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Horlestons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    16

    Coal Miner Hewer

    8

    Coal Carter

    2

    Coal Hewer

    2

    Collier

    2

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