Origins of the Postlethwaite surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 23North West 196Isle of Man 8Yorkshire 71East Midlands 48West Midlands 44East 14London 793South East 31South West 18South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Postlethwaites lived in london

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    1,100 Postlethwaite Travel & migration records
    11,000 Postlethwaites found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Postlethwaites

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

    Commmon female occupations for Postlethwaites in 1921

    Dressmaker

    58

    Widow

    39

    General Servant Domestic

    36

    House Servant

    29

    Laundress

    26

    Commmon male occupations for Postlethwaites in 1921

    Farmer

    112

    Joiner

    73

    Yeoman

    63

    Farmers Son

    53

    Farm Servant

    43

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