Origins of the Balkwill surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshire 9East Midlands 4West Midlands 2East 24London 89South East 39South West 210South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Balkwills lived in south-west

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    400 Balkwill Travel & migration records
    3,100 Balkwills found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Balkwill

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    What are the most common Balkwill first names?

    John

    William

    Elizabeth

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Balkwills

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

    Common female occupations for Balkwills in 1921

    Dressmaker

    32

    Living On Own Means

    14

    Glover

    11

    Farmers Wife

    7

    House Servant

    7

    Common male occupations for Balkwills in 1921

    Farmer

    28

    Carpenter

    19

    Agricultural Labourer

    16

    Farmers Son

    16

    General Labourer

    13

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