Origins of the Longhurst surname

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    In 1921, most Longhursts lived in south-east

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    1,700 Longhurst Travel & migration records
    19,000 Longhursts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Longhurst

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    Common jobs for Longhursts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Longhursts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    90

    Laundress

    87

    Domestic Servant

    61

    General Servant Domestic

    51

    Servant

    48

    Commmon male occupations for Longhursts in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    143

    General Labourer

    112

    Carpenter

    106

    Farm Labourer

    90

    Gardener

    90

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