Origins of the Langshaw surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 7North West 20Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 12East Midlands 12West Midlands 14East 5London 201South East 26South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Langshaws lived in london

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    430 Langshaw Travel & migration records
    2,700 Langshaws found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Langshaw

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    Common jobs for Langshaws

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

    Common female occupations for Langshaws in 1921

    At Home

    14

    Laundress

    11

    Living On Own Means

    10

    Widow

    10

    General Servant Domestic

    8

    Common male occupations for Langshaws in 1921

    Joiner

    15

    Tailor

    14

    Cotton Piecer

    12

    Cotton Spinner

    12

    At Home

    11

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