Origins of the Renshaw surname

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    In 1921, most Renshaws lived in london

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    3,100 Renshaw Travel & migration records
    29,000 Renshaws found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Renshaw

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    Common jobs for Renshaws

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

    Commmon female occupations for Renshaws in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    101

    Dressmaker

    87

    General Servant Domestic

    76

    Laundress

    73

    Domestic Servant

    60

    Commmon male occupations for Renshaws in 1921

    Coal Miner

    185

    General Labourer

    99

    Carter

    93

    Farmer

    79

    Agricultural Labourer

    71

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