Origins of the Thornicroft surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 19Isle of ManYorkshire 3East Midlands 1West Midlands 41EastLondon 19South East 5South West 4South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Thornicrofts lived in west-midlands

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    46 Thornicroft Travel & migration records
    1,500 Thornicrofts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Thornicroft

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Thornicrofts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Thornicrofts in 1921

    Agricultural Labourers Wife

    4

    Cigar Maker

    4

    Farmers Daughter

    4

    General Servant

    4

    House Keeper

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Thornicrofts in 1921

    Farmer

    21

    Agricultural Labourer

    17

    Baker

    11

    Yeoman

    8

    Farmers Son

    7

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