Origins of the Shakeshaft surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North West 265Isle of ManYorkshire 27East Midlands 39West Midlands 58East 14London 243South East 31South West 9South Wales 19Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Shakeshafts lived in north-west

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    310 Shakeshaft Travel & migration records
    6,100 Shakeshafts found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Shakeshafts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Shakeshafts in 1921

    Laundress

    25

    Cotton Weaver

    23

    Domestic Servant

    17

    Dressmaker

    17

    General Servant Domestic

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Shakeshafts in 1921

    Farmer

    42

    Carpenter

    29

    Joiner

    25

    Wheelwright

    23

    Farm Labourer

    19

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