Origins of the Brinkley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 14North WestIsle of Man 3Yorkshire 28East Midlands 25West Midlands 4East 216London 159South East 45South West 9South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Brinkleys lived in east

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    460 Brinkley Travel & migration records
    4,600 Brinkleys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Brinkleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Brinkleys in 1921

    Hawker

    15

    Domestic Servant

    13

    Dressmaker

    13

    Charwoman

    11

    General Servant (Domestic)

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Brinkleys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    64

    Farm Hands

    46

    Farm Labourer

    39

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers

    27

    General Farmers

    26

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