Origins of the Ravenscroft surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 374Isle of ManYorkshire 22East Midlands 26West Midlands 194East 11London 469South East 47South West 4South Wales 6Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 21Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ravenscrofts lived in london

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    1,300 Ravenscroft Travel & migration records
    10,000 Ravenscrofts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ravenscroft

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    Common jobs for Ravenscrofts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Ravenscrofts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    33

    Living On Own Means

    27

    Widow

    20

    Domestic Servant

    18

    Housekeeper

    18

    Commmon male occupations for Ravenscrofts in 1921

    Farmer

    67

    Tailor

    42

    Boiler Maker

    40

    Clerk

    26

    General Labourer

    25

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