Origins of the Baynham surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 15North West 15Isle of ManYorkshire 40East MidlandsWest Midlands 134East 16London 85South East 27South West 123South Wales 157Mid Wales 2West Wales 4North WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Baynhams lived in south-wales

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    520 Baynham Travel & migration records
    6,600 Baynhams found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Baynhams

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

    Commmon female occupations for Baynhams in 1921

    Laundress

    28

    Dressmaker

    26

    Domestic Servant

    18

    General Servant Domestic

    16

    Cook Domestic

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Baynhams in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    42

    General Labourer

    42

    Coal Miner

    33

    Coal Miner Hewer

    23

    Farm Labourer

    23

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