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Origins of the Raithby surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshire 24East Midlands 164West Midlands 7East 5London 18South East 11South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Raithbys lived in east-midlands

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    67 Raithby Travel & migration records
    1,800 Raithbys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Raithby

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Raithbys

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

    Common female occupations for Raithbys in 1921

    Cook Domestic

    5

    General Servant

    4

    General Servant Domestic

    4

    Domestic Servant

    3

    Farmers Daughter

    3

    Common male occupations for Raithbys in 1921

    Farmer

    29

    Agricultural Labourer

    26

    Farm Labourer

    10

    Carpenter

    8

    Groom

    8

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