Origins of the Farnsworth surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 58North West 33Isle of ManYorkshire 265East Midlands 464West Midlands 53East 45London 227South East 37South West 18South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Farnsworths lived in east-midlands

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    2,600 Farnsworth Travel & migration records
    12,000 Farnsworths found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Farnsworths

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

    Commmon female occupations for Farnsworths in 1921

    Dressmaker

    46

    Charwoman

    20

    General Servant Domestic

    19

    Domestic Servant

    18

    Servant

    18

    Commmon male occupations for Farnsworths in 1921

    Coal Miner

    140

    Coal Miner Hewer

    70

    Farmer

    45

    General Labourer

    34

    Cordwainer

    29

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