Origins of the Thresh surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 8North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 178East Midlands 7West Midlands 2East 8London 21South East 8South West 12South WalesMid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Threshs lived in yorkshire

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    150 Thresh Travel & migration records
    2,100 Threshs found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Threshs

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    Commmon female occupations for Threshs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    8

    Worsted Spinner

    8

    Worsted Weaver

    8

    At Home

    6

    Worsted Twister

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Threshs in 1921

    Coal Miner

    27

    Joiner

    22

    Tailor

    13

    General Labourer

    9

    Stone Mason

    8

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