Origins of the Whitehurst surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 242Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 68East Midlands 95West Midlands 605East 9London 287South East 23South West 14South Wales 6Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Whitehursts lived in west-midlands

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    840 Whitehurst Travel & migration records
    10,000 Whitehursts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Whitehurst

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    Common jobs for Whitehursts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Whitehursts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    37

    Silk Worker

    27

    Silk Winder

    25

    Cotton Weaver

    18

    Fustian Cutter

    18

    Commmon male occupations for Whitehursts in 1921

    Coal Miner

    102

    Farmer

    60

    Coal Miner Hewer

    42

    General Labourer

    23

    Agricultural Labourer

    22

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