Origins of the Shorthouse surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 14North West 15Isle of ManYorkshire 43East Midlands 38West Midlands 379East 9London 37South East 22South West 6South Wales 26Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Shorthouses lived in west-midlands

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    540 Shorthouse Travel & migration records
    6,400 Shorthouses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Shorthouse

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    Common jobs for Shorthouses

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

    Common female occupations for Shorthouses in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    20

    Domestic Servant

    18

    Dressmaker

    18

    General Servant

    12

    Laundress

    12

    Common male occupations for Shorthouses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    76

    Butcher

    19

    Metal Roller

    18

    Iron Worker

    16

    Blacksmith

    15

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