Origins of the Thorneycroft surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 15Isle of ManYorkshire 17East Midlands 92West Midlands 117East 6London 40South East 38South West 6South Wales 7Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Thorneycrofts lived in west-midlands

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    270 Thorneycroft Travel & migration records
    3,900 Thorneycrofts found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Thorneycrofts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Thorneycrofts in 1921

    Lace Maker

    23

    Laundress

    15

    General Servant

    11

    Dressmaker

    10

    General Servant Domestic

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Thorneycrofts in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    50

    Farm Labourer

    23

    General Labourer

    21

    Bricklayer

    16

    Gardener

    13

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