Origins of the Linney surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 79North West 111Isle of ManYorkshire 74East Midlands 61West Midlands 52East 63London 298South East 76South West 8South Wales 24Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Linneys lived in london

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    1,100 Linney Travel & migration records
    9,900 Linneys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Linneys

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    Commmon female occupations for Linneys in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    37

    Straw Plaiter

    31

    House Keeper

    24

    Dressmaker

    18

    Hat Trimmer

    18

    Commmon male occupations for Linneys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    52

    General Labourer

    48

    Farm Labourer

    39

    Agricultural Labourer

    36

    Carter

    23

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