Origins of the Tolhurst surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 33East Midlands 1West Midlands 3East 31London 211South East 432South West 14South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Tolhursts lived in south-east

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    880 Tolhurst Travel & migration records
    6,800 Tolhursts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Tolhurst

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    What are the most common Tolhurst first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Tolhursts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Tolhursts in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    32

    Dressmaker

    30

    Laundress

    25

    Servant

    22

    General Servant

    20

    Commmon male occupations for Tolhursts in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    95

    Butcher

    37

    Farm Labourer

    37

    Carpenter

    25

    Farmer

    25

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