Origins of the Harness surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 17North West 18Isle of ManYorkshire 174East Midlands 263West Midlands 6East 13London 40South East 11South West 4South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Harnesses lived in east-midlands

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    440 Harness Travel & migration records
    4,600 Harnesses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Harness

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    What are the most common Harness first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Harnesses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Harnesses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    21

    Domestic Servant

    19

    General Servant Domestic

    17

    General Servant

    13

    Charwoman

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Harnesses in 1921

    Master

    1

    Yeoman

    1

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