Origins of the Prestwich surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 35Isle of ManYorkshire 13East Midlands 20West Midlands 4East 21London 347South East 24South West 5South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Prestwichs lived in london

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    490 Prestwich Travel & migration records
    4,100 Prestwichs found in all Census records

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    Mary

    Alice

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    Common jobs for Prestwichs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Prestwichs in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    70

    Cotton Winder

    21

    Housekeeper

    18

    Weaver Cotton

    16

    Cotton Reeler

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Prestwichs in 1921

    Cotton Spinner

    25

    Cotton Weaver

    17

    Cotton Piecer

    15

    Nail Maker

    15

    Hatter

    13

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