Origins of the Thornborrow surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 19North West 110Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 27East Midlands 6West Midlands 12East 2London 101South East 16South West 4South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Thornborrows lived in north-west

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    170 Thornborrow Travel & migration records
    2,200 Thornborrows found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Thornborrow

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    Common jobs for Thornborrows

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

    Commmon female occupations for Thornborrows in 1921

    Dresden Worker

    17

    Farmers Wife

    9

    Dressmaker

    8

    House Servant

    7

    Domestic Servant

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Thornborrows in 1921

    Farmer

    19

    Dresden Worker

    13

    Farmers Son

    11

    Stone Mason

    7

    Farm Servant

    6

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