Origins of the Linskey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 26North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 27East Midlands 1West Midlands 3East 1London 36South EastSouth West 3South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Linskeys lived in london

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    600 Linskey Travel & migration records
    990 Linskeys found in all Census records

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    Bridget

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    Common jobs for Linskeys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Linskeys in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    6

    Cotton Weaver

    5

    Housekeeper

    5

    Rag Sorter

    5

    General Servant

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Linskeys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    25

    Cab Driver

    10

    Carter

    10

    General Labourer

    8

    Coal Miner Hewer

    7

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