Origins of the Lightbody surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 32East Midlands 4West Midlands 3East 5London 30South East 9South West 4South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lightbodys lived in yorkshire

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    1,800 Lightbody Travel & migration records
    3,500 Lightbodys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Lightbodys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Lightbodys in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    20

    Dressmaker

    17

    Housekeeper

    16

    Annuitant

    11

    Seamstress

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Lightbodys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    42

    Mason

    32

    Baker

    19

    Tailor

    19

    Joiner

    16

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