Origins of the Nelmes surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 44North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 35East Midlands 13West Midlands 21East 13London 38South East 28South West 388South Wales 255Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Nelmeses lived in south-west

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    660 Nelmes Travel & migration records
    6,500 Nelmeses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Nelmes

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    Elizabeth

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Nelmeses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Nelmeses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    27

    Domestic Servant

    21

    General Servant

    21

    General Servant Domestic

    19

    Servant

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Nelmeses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    99

    Coal Miner Hewer

    47

    Agricultural Labourer

    39

    General Labourer

    29

    Farm Labourer

    28

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