Origins of the Lightbown surname

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    In 1921, most Lightbowns lived in london

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    350 Lightbown Travel & migration records
    3,500 Lightbowns found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Lightbown

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    Common jobs for Lightbowns

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

    Commmon female occupations for Lightbowns in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    188

    Cotton Winder

    46

    Weaver Cotton

    45

    Weaver

    28

    Housekeeper

    22

    Commmon male occupations for Lightbowns in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    105

    Coal Miner

    52

    Coal Miner Hewer

    23

    Weaver Cotton

    23

    Weaver

    19

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