Origins of the Brentnall surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 38Isle of ManYorkshire 69East Midlands 246West Midlands 70East 41London 81South East 41South West 14South Wales 1Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 11Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Brentnalls lived in east-midlands

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    460 Brentnall Travel & migration records
    6,500 Brentnalls found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Brentnalls

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    Commmon female occupations for Brentnalls in 1921

    Dressmaker

    28

    Domestic Servant

    13

    Tailoress

    12

    Living On Own Means

    10

    At Home

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Brentnalls in 1921

    Coal Miner

    83

    Coal Miner Hewer

    31

    Bricklayer

    27

    Farmer

    20

    Baker

    15

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