Origins of the Houlcroft surname

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    In 1921, most Houlcrofts lived in london

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    3 Houlcroft Travel & migration records
    190 Houlcrofts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Houlcroft

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Houlcrofts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Houlcrofts in 1921

    Widow

    5

    Tailoress

    3

    Assistant

    2

    Cotton Weaver

    2

    Her Fathers Housekeeper

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Houlcrofts in 1921

    Yeoman

    9

    Blacksmith

    6

    Farmer

    4

    White Cooper

    4

    Bricklayer

    3

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