Origins of the Parnham surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 8North West 7Isle of ManYorkshire 151East Midlands 309West Midlands 22East 41London 64South East 29South West 5South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Parnhams lived in east-midlands

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    560 Parnham Travel & migration records
    7,100 Parnhams found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Parnham

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    Common jobs for Parnhams

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

    Commmon female occupations for Parnhams in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    32

    Dressmaker

    27

    House Servant

    27

    Charwoman

    18

    Domestic Servant

    17

    Commmon male occupations for Parnhams in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    71

    Farm Labourer

    39

    Coal Miner

    32

    Farm Servant

    24

    Coal Miner Hewer

    22

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