Origins of the Bonham surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 18North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 11East Midlands 172West Midlands 115East 80London 116South East 70South West 35South Wales 4Mid Wales 7West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bonhams lived in east-midlands

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    1,300 Bonham Travel & migration records
    7,800 Bonhams found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bonham

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    Common jobs for Bonhams

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bonhams in 1921

    Dressmaker

    42

    Straw Plaiter

    34

    Laundress

    21

    Domestic Servant

    19

    Living On Own Means

    19

    Commmon male occupations for Bonhams in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    86

    Butcher

    35

    Farm Labourer

    28

    General Labourer

    27

    Bricklayer

    22

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