Origins of the Pirt surname

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    In 1921, most Pirts lived in north-east

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    150 Pirt Travel & migration records
    720 Pirts found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Pirts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Pirts in 1921

    Widow

    5

    Cotton Weaver

    4

    Annuitant

    2

    Charwoman

    2

    Dress - Maker

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Pirts in 1921

    Coal Miner

    16

    Coal Miner Hewer

    9

    Cordwainer

    6

    Retired Farmer

    5

    Coalminer

    4

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