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Origins of the Medhurst surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 18North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 20East Midlands 78West Midlands 8East 70London 388South East 668South West 20South Wales 5Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Medhursts lived in south-east

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    1,100 Medhurst Travel & migration records
    12,000 Medhursts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Medhurst

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    What are the most common Medhurst first names?

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    Common jobs for Medhursts

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

    Common female occupations for Medhursts in 1921

    Laundress

    48

    General Servant Domestic

    38

    Dressmaker

    36

    Domestic Servant

    33

    Housekeeper

    30

    Common male occupations for Medhursts in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    106

    General Labourer

    68

    Farm Labourer

    66

    Carpenter

    57

    Tailor

    37

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