Origins of the Formstone surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 6North West 45Isle of ManYorkshire 16East Midlands 1West Midlands 9East 2London 19South EastSouth WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 34Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Formstones lived in north-west

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    What are the most common Formstone first names?

    Joseph

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Formstones

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    Commmon female occupations for Formstones in 1921

    Dressmaker

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    Domestic Servant

    4

    General Servant Domestic

    4

    Labourer Wife

    4

    Carriage Cleaner

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Formstones in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    13

    General Labourer

    10

    Farmer

    7

    Coal Miner Hewer

    6

    Coal Miner

    5

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