Origins of the Grimshaw surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 33North West 319Isle of Man 7Yorkshire 789East Midlands 57West Midlands 65East 46London 4036South East 178South West 64South Wales 15Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 14Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Grimshaws lived in london

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    4,900 Grimshaw Travel & migration records
    48,000 Grimshaws found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Grimshaw

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    Common jobs for Grimshaws

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

    Common female occupations for Grimshaws in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    1,007

    Weaver

    218

    Weaver Cotton

    218

    Cotton Winder

    160

    House Keeper

    130

    Common male occupations for Grimshaws in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    528

    Coal Miner

    211

    General Labourer

    148

    Weaver

    137

    Weaver Cotton

    132

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