Origins of the Parkington surname

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    In 1921, most Parkingtons lived in london

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    220 Parkington Travel & migration records
    3,500 Parkingtons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Parkington

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    Common jobs for Parkingtons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Parkingtons in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    105

    Cotton Winder

    35

    Weaver

    28

    Weaver Cotton

    28

    Dressmaker

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Parkingtons in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    79

    Weaver Cotton

    18

    Tailor

    15

    Joiner

    12

    Carter

    11

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