Origins of the Parkins surname

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    In 1921, most Parkinses lived in london

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    2,500 Parkins Travel & migration records
    18,000 Parkinses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Parkins

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    Common jobs for Parkinses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Parkinses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    76

    Laundress

    65

    Domestic Servant

    54

    Straw Plaiter

    50

    General Servant

    49

    Commmon male occupations for Parkinses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    139

    Coal Miner

    67

    General Labourer

    64

    Farm Labourer

    57

    Carpenter

    49

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