Origins of the Brockway surname

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    In 1921, most Brockways lived in south-east

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    970 Brockway Travel & migration records
    4,600 Brockways found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Brockway

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    What are the most common Brockway first names?

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    Common jobs for Brockways

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

    Commmon female occupations for Brockways in 1921

    Dressmaker

    47

    General Servant Domestic

    20

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    20

    Domestic Servant

    19

    Glover

    19

    Commmon male occupations for Brockways in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    30

    Carpenter

    22

    Gardener

    22

    Mason

    22

    General Labourer

    21

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