Origins of the Greensmith surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 28North West 26Isle of ManYorkshire 330East Midlands 296West Midlands 101East 11London 84South East 44South West 8South WalesMid Wales 2West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Greensmiths lived in yorkshire

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    740 Greensmith Travel & migration records
    9,000 Greensmiths found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Greensmith

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    Common jobs for Greensmiths

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

    Commmon female occupations for Greensmiths in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    27

    Dressmaker

    26

    Lace Mender

    24

    Domestic Servant

    21

    General Servant

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Greensmiths in 1921

    Coal Miner

    101

    Coal Miner Hewer

    45

    Butcher

    41

    Agricultural Labourer

    40

    Farmer

    34

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