Origins of the Furmston surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 9Isle of ManYorkshire 13East Midlands 2West Midlands 28East 12London 34South East 6South WestSouth Wales 4Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 21Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Furmstons lived in london

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    73 Furmston Travel & migration records
    990 Furmstons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Furmston

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Furmstons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Furmstons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    4

    Farmer's Daur

    4

    Tailoress

    3

    Blacksmith

    2

    General Servant Domestic

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Furmstons in 1921

    Butcher

    8

    Bricklayer

    7

    Railway Platelayer

    5

    Blacksmith

    4

    Carpenter

    4

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