Origins of the Bames surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 16East Midlands 2West Midlands 13East 8London 32South East 16South West 4South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bameses lived in london

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    270 Bames Travel & migration records
    2,500 Bameses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Bameses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bameses in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    26

    Dressmaker

    19

    Domestic Servant

    16

    House Servant

    15

    Servant

    14

    Commmon male occupations for Bameses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    35

    Cotton Weaver

    15

    Carpenter

    12

    Coal Miner

    11

    Farmer

    11

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