Origins of the Greenway surname
About the Greenways
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Interesting facts about Greenway
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What are the most common Greenway first names?
John
William
Mary
Elizabeth
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Common jobs for Greenways
Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.
Commmon female occupations for Greenways in 1921
Dressmaker
135
Laundress
74
Domestic Servant
61
General Servant Domestic
52
General Servant
47
Commmon male occupations for Greenways in 1921
Agricultural Labourer
159
General Labourer
112
Coal Miner
98
Farmer
87
Farm Labourer
80
