Origins of the Ferneyhough surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 15East Midlands 20West Midlands 161EastLondon 6South East 5South West 13South Wales 29Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ferneyhoughs lived in west-midlands

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    150 Ferneyhough Travel & migration records
    2,200 Ferneyhoughs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ferneyhough

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    Common jobs for Ferneyhoughs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Ferneyhoughs in 1921

    Laundress

    8

    General Servant Domestic

    7

    Domestic Servant

    6

    Potters Gilder

    6

    Assisting In Business

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Ferneyhoughs in 1921

    Farmer

    28

    Butcher

    13

    Coal Miner

    12

    Potter

    10

    Silk Dyer

    9

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