Origins of the Urquhart surname

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    In 1921, most Urquharts lived in london

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    6,800 Urquhart Travel & migration records
    28,000 Urquharts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Urquhart

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    Common jobs for Urquharts

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

    Common female occupations for Urquharts in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    204

    Dressmaker

    192

    F S

    134

    Housekeeper

    117

    House Servant

    116

    Common male occupations for Urquharts in 1921

    Farm Servant

    242

    Farmer

    174

    Crofter

    172

    Ploughman

    156

    Mason

    151

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