Origins of the Kirkbright surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 16North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 243East Midlands 6West Midlands 4East 5London 96South East 4South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Kirkbrights lived in yorkshire

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    250 Kirkbright Travel & migration records
    3,000 Kirkbrights found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Kirkbright first names?

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    Common jobs for Kirkbrights

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

    Commmon female occupations for Kirkbrights in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    30

    At Home

    14

    Worsted Spinner

    13

    General Servant Domestic

    9

    Worsted Weaver

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Kirkbrights in 1921

    Lead Miner

    22

    Stone Mason

    17

    General Labourer

    14

    Coal Miner Hewer

    13

    Farmer

    12

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