Origins of the Thursby surname

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    In 1921, most Thursbys lived in yorkshire

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    740 Thursby Travel & migration records
    3,700 Thursbys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Thursbys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Thursbys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    21

    Living On Own Means

    14

    Cotton Weaver

    12

    General Servant

    11

    Domestic Servant

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Thursbys in 1921

    Carpenter

    32

    Agricultural Labourer

    15

    Butcher

    14

    Tailor

    12

    Cotton Weaver

    11

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