Origins of the Barnabas surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 1East MidlandsWest MidlandsEastLondon 22South East 1South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 12Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Barnabases lived in london

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    50 Barnabas Travel & migration records
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    Interesting facts about Barnabas

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Barnabases

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

    Commmon female occupations for Barnabases in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    4

    School Girl

    2

    Coal Dealer

    1

    Colliery Labourer Above Ground

    1

    Domestic Servant

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Barnabases in 1921

    Coal Miner

    11

    Coal Hewer

    3

    General Labourer

    3

    Coal Miner Hewer

    2

    Collier

    2

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