Origins of the Rawcliffe surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North West 47Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 177East Midlands 12West Midlands 6East 6London 1164South East 11South West 12South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Rawcliffes lived in london

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    760 Rawcliffe Travel & migration records
    11,000 Rawcliffes found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Rawcliffes

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    Commmon female occupations for Rawcliffes in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    272

    Weaver Cotton

    55

    Weaver

    53

    Cotton Winder

    46

    Dressmaker

    42

    Commmon male occupations for Rawcliffes in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    115

    Farmer

    76

    Cotton Spinner

    69

    General Labourer

    52

    Carter

    45

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