Origins of the Brinsley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 46Isle of ManYorkshire 13East Midlands 15West Midlands 4East 1London 41South East 20South West 10South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Brinsleys lived in north-west

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    230 Brinsley Travel & migration records
    1,600 Brinsleys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Brinsleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Brinsleys in 1921

    Potters Paintress

    10

    Dressmaker

    7

    Laundress

    7

    General Servant Domestic

    6

    House Servant

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Brinsleys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    14

    Painter

    13

    Silk Manufacturer

    10

    Leather Case Maker

    9

    Butcher

    8

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