Origins of the Lingwood surname

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    In 1921, most Lingwoods lived in london

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    340 Lingwood Travel & migration records
    5,700 Lingwoods found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Lingwood first names?

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    Common jobs for Lingwoods

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

    Commmon female occupations for Lingwoods in 1921

    Dressmaker

    21

    Laundress

    16

    Domestic Servant

    14

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    Cook Domestic

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Lingwoods in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    31

    General Labourer

    23

    Bricklayer

    22

    Farm Labourer

    20

    Farmer

    20

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