Origins of the Dainton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 21East Midlands 5West Midlands 23East 22London 107South East 37South West 70South Wales 47Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Daintons lived in london

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    420 Dainton Travel & migration records
    4,000 Daintons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Daintons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Daintons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    34

    Laundress

    29

    Weaver

    15

    Quarryman

    12

    General Servant Domestic

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Daintons in 1921

    Quarryman

    30

    General Labourer

    23

    Weaver

    22

    Baker

    15

    Stone Mason

    14

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