Origins of the Launchbury surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshireEast Midlands 13West Midlands 25East 5London 8South East 65South West 18South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Launchburys lived in south-east

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    31 Launchbury Travel & migration records
    1,300 Launchburys found in all Census records

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Launchburys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Launchburys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    10

    General Servant Domestic

    7

    Charwoman

    4

    Domestic Servant

    4

    Agricultural Labourer

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Launchburys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    24

    General Labourer

    14

    Farm Labourer

    8

    College Servant

    7

    Shepherd

    6

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