Origins of the Garnham surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 108North West 32Isle of ManYorkshire 157East Midlands 25West Midlands 36East 508London 475South East 218South West 14South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Garnhams lived in east

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    1,100 Garnham Travel & migration records
    16,000 Garnhams found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Garnham

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    What are the most common Garnham first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Garnhams

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

    Commmon female occupations for Garnhams in 1921

    Dressmaker

    52

    Laundress

    49

    General Servant Domestic

    40

    Domestic Servant

    37

    House Servant

    28

    Commmon male occupations for Garnhams in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    182

    Farm Labourer

    68

    Farmer

    66

    Carpenter

    58

    General Labourer

    57

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