Origins of the Lightburn surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 33North West 14Isle of ManYorkshire 20East Midlands 7West MidlandsEastLondon 21South EastSouth WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lightburns lived in north-east

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    300 Lightburn Travel & migration records
    1,300 Lightburns found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Lightburn

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    Common jobs for Lightburns

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

    Commmon female occupations for Lightburns in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    8

    Weaver

    7

    Cotton Weaver

    6

    Dressmaker

    4

    House Servant

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Lightburns in 1921

    Coal Miner

    15

    Iron Stone Miner

    7

    Lead Miner

    6

    Railway Clerk

    5

    Carter

    4

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