Origins of the Lewthwaite surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 49North West 290Isle of Man 18Yorkshire 37East Midlands 1West Midlands 14East 7London 138South East 25South West 7South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lewthwaites lived in north-west

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    430 Lewthwaite Travel & migration records
    4,900 Lewthwaites found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Lewthwaites

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

    Commmon female occupations for Lewthwaites in 1921

    Dressmaker

    24

    Cotton Weaver

    13

    Domestic Servant

    13

    General Servant

    13

    Housekeeper

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Lewthwaites in 1921

    Stone Mason

    20

    Joiner

    19

    Engineer

    12

    General Labourer

    12

    Mariner

    11

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