Origins of the Blenkinship surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 23North West 35Isle of ManYorkshire 7East Midlands 1West Midlands 4East 12London 23South East 6South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Blenkinships lived in north-west

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    12 Blenkinship Travel & migration records
    790 Blenkinships found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Blenkinship

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    Common jobs for Blenkinships

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

    Commmon female occupations for Blenkinships in 1921

    Farmers Daughter

    6

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    Dressmaker

    4

    Charwoman

    3

    Domestic Servant

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Blenkinships in 1921

    Farmers Son

    13

    Farmer

    7

    Farm Servant

    6

    General Labourer

    6

    Agricultural Labourer

    4

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