Origins of the Whitecross surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 36North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 1East Midlands 3West Midlands 8East 2London 21South East 16South West 5South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Whitecrosses lived in north-east

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    450 Whitecross Travel & migration records
    2,500 Whitecrosses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Whitecrosses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Whitecrosses in 1921

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    25

    Dressmaker

    13

    Domestic Servant

    11

    House Keeper

    11

    Living On Own Means

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Whitecrosses in 1921

    Farm Servant

    22

    Mason

    14

    Weaver

    14

    Coachman

    9

    Joiner

    9

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