Origins of the Laytham surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 16East Midlands 5West Midlands 6East 4London 120South East 4South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Laythams lived in london

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    110 Laytham Travel & migration records
    1,200 Laythams found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Laythams

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

    Commmon female occupations for Laythams in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    21

    Laundress

    6

    Rover

    6

    Weaver

    6

    Weaver Cotton

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Laythams in 1921

    Coal Miner

    12

    Iron Moulder

    12

    General Labourer

    10

    Cotton Weaver

    9

    Agricultural Labourer

    6

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