Origins of the Thackwray surname

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    In 1921, most Thackwrays lived in yorkshire

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    73 Thackwray Travel & migration records
    1,800 Thackwrays found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Thackwray

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    Common jobs for Thackwrays

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

    Commmon female occupations for Thackwrays in 1921

    Dressmaker

    16

    Dress Maker

    10

    Laundress

    8

    Farmers Wife

    7

    Farmers Daur

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Thackwrays in 1921

    Farmer

    16

    Stone Mason

    11

    Blacksmith

    9

    Joiner

    8

    Gardener

    6

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