Origins of the Cunninghame surname

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    In 1921, most Cunninghames lived in london

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    190 Cunninghame Travel & migration records
    940 Cunninghames found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Cunninghames

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cunninghames in 1921

    Bonnet Knitter

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    House Servant

    5

    Living On Own Means

    5

    Dressmaker

    4

    Ind

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Cunninghames in 1921

    Coal Miner

    17

    Weaver

    13

    Carter

    11

    General Labourer

    10

    Blacksmith

    8

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