Origins of the Instone surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 25North West 8Isle of ManYorkshire 19East Midlands 22West Midlands 88East 1London 44South East 36South West 9South Wales 30Mid WalesWest Wales 7North WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Instones lived in west-midlands

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    350 Instone Travel & migration records
    3,600 Instones found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Instones

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

    Commmon female occupations for Instones in 1921

    Dressmaker

    18

    General Servant

    11

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    Private Means

    9

    Housekeeper

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Instones in 1921

    Coal Miner

    28

    Farmer

    24

    Blacksmith

    22

    Coal Miner Hewer

    19

    Carpenter

    15

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