Origins of the Grindey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 23Isle of ManYorkshire 10East Midlands 108West Midlands 111East 4London 36South East 10South West 2South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Grindeys lived in west-midlands

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    80 Grindey Travel & migration records
    1,800 Grindeys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Grindey

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    Hannah

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    Common jobs for Grindeys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Grindeys in 1921

    Farmer

    9

    General Servant Domestic

    9

    Domestic Servant

    8

    Farmers Wife

    6

    Dressmaker

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Grindeys in 1921

    Farmer

    50

    General Labourer

    14

    Joiner

    11

    Agricultural Labourer

    10

    Farmers Son

    7

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