Origins of the Harmsworth surname

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    In 1921, most Harmsworths lived in london

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    570 Harmsworth Travel & migration records
    5,500 Harmsworths found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Harmsworth

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    Common jobs for Harmsworths

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

    Commmon female occupations for Harmsworths in 1921

    Laundress

    24

    Domestic Servant

    21

    Dressmaker

    19

    General Servant Domestic

    15

    General Servant

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Harmsworths in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    36

    General Labourer

    36

    Carman

    25

    Gardener

    24

    Bricklayer

    19

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