Origins of the Shackleton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 41North West 48Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 2203East Midlands 23West Midlands 24East 41London 1074South East 93South West 13South Wales 8Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Shackletons lived in yorkshire

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    3,400 Shackleton Travel & migration records
    32,000 Shackletons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Shackletons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Shackletons in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    375

    Worsted Weaver

    228

    Worsted Spinner

    160

    Weaver

    145

    Weaver Cotton

    126

    Commmon male occupations for Shackletons in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    183

    Wool Comber

    115

    Farmer

    106

    Joiner

    105

    Stone Mason

    97

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