Origins of the Blenkinsop surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 470North West 28Isle of ManYorkshire 112East Midlands 6West Midlands 11East 14London 98South East 18South West 3South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Blenkinsops lived in north-east

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    560 Blenkinsop Travel & migration records
    8,800 Blenkinsops found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Blenkinsop

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    Common jobs for Blenkinsops

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

    Commmon female occupations for Blenkinsops in 1921

    Dressmaker

    36

    General Servant Domestic

    22

    Living On Own Means

    22

    House Servant

    17

    House Keeper

    14

    Commmon male occupations for Blenkinsops in 1921

    Coal Miner

    83

    Coal Miner Hewer

    36

    Butcher

    35

    Joiner

    35

    Agricultural Labourer

    31

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