Origins of the Brinham surname

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    In 1921, most Brinhams lived in south-west

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    26 Brinham Travel & migration records
    290 Brinhams found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Brinham

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    Common jobs for Brinhams

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

    Commmon female occupations for Brinhams in 1921

    Dressmaker

    2

    General Servant

    2

    Bobbin Winder (Cotton)

    1

    Cook

    1

    Dress Maker

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Brinhams in 1921

    Fisherman

    13

    Master

    8

    3rd Hand

    6

    Trawler

    5

    2nd Hand

    5

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