Origins of the Brightmore surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 16Isle of ManYorkshire 141East Midlands 91West Midlands 10East 53London 81South East 13South West 2South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Brightmores lived in yorkshire

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    180 Brightmore Travel & migration records
    3,500 Brightmores found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Brightmores

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    Commmon female occupations for Brightmores in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    17

    Spinster

    15

    Cotton Weaver

    12

    Dressmaker

    12

    House Keeper

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Brightmores in 1921

    Stone Mason

    47

    Bricklayer

    23

    Farmer

    17

    Coal Miner Hewer

    16

    Grinder

    14

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