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Origins of the Robshaw surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 357East Midlands 6West Midlands 3East 4London 53South East 18South West 3South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Robshaws lived in yorkshire

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    360 Robshaw Travel & migration records
    3,500 Robshaws found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Robshaws

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    Common female occupations for Robshaws in 1921

    Dressmaker

    16

    House Servant

    9

    Worsted Spinner

    9

    Domestic Servant

    8

    General Servant Domestic

    7

    Common male occupations for Robshaws in 1921

    Coal Miner

    37

    Coal Miner Hewer

    17

    Farmer

    11

    Agricultural Labourer

    10

    General Labourer

    9

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