Origins of the Murtough surname

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    In 1921, most Murtoughs lived in london

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    220 Murtough Travel & migration records
    400 Murtoughs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Murtough

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    Ellen

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    Common jobs for Murtoughs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Murtoughs in 1921

    Cotton Card Room Hand

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    Cotton Operative

    3

    Domestic Servant

    3

    Cotton Doffer

    2

    Cotton Factory Hand

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Murtoughs in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    3

    Coal Miner

    3

    Mineral Water Manufacturer

    3

    Bricklay Labour

    2

    Bricklayer

    2

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