Origins of the Smethurst surname

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    In 1921, most Smethursts lived in london

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    1,700 Smethurst Travel & migration records
    20,000 Smethursts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Smethurst

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    Common jobs for Smethursts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Smethursts in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    257

    Dressmaker

    91

    Cotton Winder

    74

    Weaver

    49

    Weaver Cotton

    46

    Commmon male occupations for Smethursts in 1921

    Coal Miner

    165

    Cotton Spinner

    65

    Carter

    57

    Coal Miner Hewer

    56

    General Labourer

    51

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