Origins of the Brownhill surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 150Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 297East Midlands 40West Midlands 147East 2London 424South East 25South West 10South Wales 19Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 17Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Brownhills lived in london

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    960 Brownhill Travel & migration records
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    Interesting facts about Brownhill

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    Common jobs for Brownhills

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    Commmon female occupations for Brownhills in 1921

    Dressmaker

    32

    House Keeper

    26

    Domestic Servant

    25

    General Servant Domestic

    24

    Housekeeper

    23

    Commmon male occupations for Brownhills in 1921

    Carter

    40

    General Labourer

    34

    Cutler

    30

    Farmer

    28

    Clerk

    23

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