Origins of the Brooking surname

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    In 1921, most Brookings lived in south-west

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    940 Brooking Travel & migration records
    7,200 Brookings found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Brookings

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    Common female occupations for Brookings in 1921

    Dressmaker

    43

    Living On Own Means

    27

    Domestic Servant

    23

    Laundress

    20

    General Servant Domestic

    19

    Common male occupations for Brookings in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    41

    Farm Labourer

    39

    Carpenter

    31

    Tailor

    23

    Farmer

    19

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