Origins of the Shirt surname

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    In 1921, most Shirts lived in london

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    310 Shirt Travel & migration records
    6,600 Shirts found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Shirt first names?

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    Common jobs for Shirts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Shirts in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    62

    House Servant

    19

    Domestic Servant

    18

    Dressmaker

    15

    Cotton Winder

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Shirts in 1921

    Coal Miner

    52

    Farmer

    33

    General Labourer

    31

    Agricultural Labourer

    25

    Joiner

    25

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