Origins of the Thirlby surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North WestIsle of ManYorkshireEast Midlands 41West Midlands 21East 1London 7South East 10South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Thirlbys lived in east-midlands

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    180 Thirlby Travel & migration records
    1,000 Thirlbys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Thirlby

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    What are the most common Thirlby first names?

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    Sarah

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    Common jobs for Thirlbys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Thirlbys in 1921

    Annuitant

    9

    Farmers Daughter

    8

    Farmers Wife

    6

    Widow

    5

    Dressmaker

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Thirlbys in 1921

    Farmer

    42

    Agricultural Labourer

    5

    Farmers Son

    5

    Chemist

    4

    Coal Miner

    4

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