Origins of the Rostron surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 28North West 50Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 76East Midlands 17West Midlands 19East 5London 1587South East 24South West 7South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Rostrons lived in london

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    1,500 Rostron Travel & migration records
    15,000 Rostrons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Rostrons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Rostrons in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    419

    Weaver Cotton

    96

    Weaver

    91

    Cotton Winder

    85

    House Keeper

    37

    Commmon male occupations for Rostrons in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    202

    Coal Miner

    81

    General Labourer

    64

    Weaver

    56

    Cotton Spinner

    48

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