Origins of the Downham surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 38Isle of ManYorkshire 42East Midlands 25West Midlands 15East 146London 440South East 170South West 42South Wales 18Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Downhams lived in london

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    690 Downham Travel & migration records
    9,300 Downhams found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Downham

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    What are the most common Downham first names?

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    Common jobs for Downhams

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

    Commmon female occupations for Downhams in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    51

    Dressmaker

    38

    General Servant Domestic

    38

    Domestic Servant

    21

    General Servant

    18

    Commmon male occupations for Downhams in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    90

    Carpenter

    50

    Farmer

    49

    General Labourer

    46

    Farm Labourer

    36

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