Origins of the Milham surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 7East Midlands 6West Midlands 1East 4London 26South East 90South West 11South Wales 1Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Milhams lived in south-east

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    240 Milham Travel & migration records
    1,600 Milhams found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Milham

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    What are the most common Milham first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Milhams

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

    Commmon female occupations for Milhams in 1921

    At Home

    8

    Dressmaker

    6

    Housemaid Domestic

    6

    General Servant

    5

    General Servant Domestic

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Milhams in 1921

    Bricklayer

    26

    Farm Labourer

    13

    Agricultural Labourer

    11

    Carpenter

    5

    Gardener Domestic

    5

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