Origins of the Pankhurst surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 34East Midlands 7West Midlands 40East 73London 286South East 500South West 14South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pankhursts lived in south-east

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    740 Pankhurst Travel & migration records
    10,000 Pankhursts found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Pankhursts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Pankhursts in 1921

    Laundress

    33

    Domestic Servant

    30

    Dressmaker

    25

    Housekeeper

    21

    General Servant Domestic

    19

    Commmon male occupations for Pankhursts in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    70

    Farm Labourer

    56

    Bricklayer

    53

    General Labourer

    49

    Carpenter

    46

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