Origins of the Hingston surname

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    In 1921, most Hingstons lived in south-west

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    980 Hingston Travel & migration records
    4,300 Hingstons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hingston

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    Common jobs for Hingstons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hingstons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    23

    Living On Own Means

    17

    Domestic Servant

    12

    At School

    10

    Wife

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Hingstons in 1921

    Farm Labourer

    35

    Carpenter

    34

    Agricultural Labourer

    27

    Mate

    27

    Master

    17

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