Origins of the Farnworth surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 25North West 66Isle of ManYorkshire 36East Midlands 21West Midlands 28East 6London 1687South East 13South West 6South WalesMid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Farnworths lived in london

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    1,200 Farnworth Travel & migration records
    14,000 Farnworths found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Farnworth

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    Common jobs for Farnworths

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

    Commmon female occupations for Farnworths in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    417

    Weaver

    95

    Cotton Winder

    80

    Weaver Cotton

    67

    Housekeeper

    42

    Commmon male occupations for Farnworths in 1921

    Coal Miner

    225

    Cotton Weaver

    109

    Carter

    64

    Coal Miner Hewer

    56

    Farmer

    52

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