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Origins of the Hynam surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 5East Midlands 5West MidlandsEast 5London 34South East 8South West 70South Wales 43Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hynams lived in south-west

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    63 Hynam Travel & migration records
    1,200 Hynams found in all Census records

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Hynams

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    Common female occupations for Hynams in 1921

    Laundress

    10

    General Servant

    5

    Domestic Servant

    4

    Coal Miner Wife

    3

    General Servant Domestic

    3

    Common male occupations for Hynams in 1921

    Coal Miner

    20

    Carpenter

    9

    Architect

    6

    Coal Miner Hewer

    6

    Farm Labourer

    6

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