Origins of the Swindlehurst surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 29Isle of Man 15Yorkshire 98East Midlands 2West Midlands 10EastLondon 550South East 13South West 26South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Swindlehursts lived in london

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    390 Swindlehurst Travel & migration records
    5,800 Swindlehursts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Swindlehurst

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    Common jobs for Swindlehursts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Swindlehursts in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    128

    Cotton Winder

    48

    Weaver Cotton

    31

    Weaver

    26

    Housekeeper

    22

    Commmon male occupations for Swindlehursts in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    67

    Cotton Spinner

    48

    Farmer

    41

    Weaver Cotton

    24

    Farm Servant

    18

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