Origins of the Thackray surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 50North West 14Isle of ManYorkshire 1155East Midlands 16West Midlands 6East 28London 101South East 15South West 4South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Thackrays lived in yorkshire

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    720 Thackray Travel & migration records
    13,000 Thackrays found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Thackray

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    Common jobs for Thackrays

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

    Commmon female occupations for Thackrays in 1921

    Dressmaker

    51

    House Servant

    29

    Charwoman

    25

    Living On Own Means

    25

    Dress Maker

    23

    Commmon male occupations for Thackrays in 1921

    Farmer

    79

    Coal Miner

    50

    Joiner

    45

    Butcher

    39

    Agricultural Labourer

    34

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