Origins of the Thirtle surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 54North West 5Isle of ManYorkshire 31East Midlands 6West Midlands 5East 123London 39South East 18South West 2South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Thirtles lived in east

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    210 Thirtle Travel & migration records
    2,800 Thirtles found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Thirtle

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    Common jobs for Thirtles

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

    Commmon female occupations for Thirtles in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    Domestic Servant

    13

    Living On Own Means

    10

    Laundress

    9

    Servant

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Thirtles in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    46

    Coal Miner

    17

    Carpenter

    16

    Farm Labourer

    15

    Shoemaker

    10

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