Origins of the Prestwick surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshireEast Midlands 2West Midlands 1EastLondon 4South East 1South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Prestwicks lived in london

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    130 Prestwick Travel & migration records
    400 Prestwicks found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Prestwick

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    Common jobs for Prestwicks

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

    Commmon female occupations for Prestwicks in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    3

    Confectioner Baker

    2

    Annuitant

    1

    At Home

    1

    At School

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Prestwicks in 1921

    Blacksmith

    3

    Bricklayers Labourer

    3

    Labr

    3

    Bricklayer's Labourer

    2

    Carter

    2

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