Origins of the Pemberton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 130North West 619Isle of Man 21Yorkshire 627East Midlands 168West Midlands 251East 107London 1764South East 229South West 26South Wales 5Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 157Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pembertons lived in london

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    5,600 Pemberton Travel & migration records
    40,000 Pembertons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Pembertons

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    Commmon female occupations for Pembertons in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    220

    Dressmaker

    132

    Living On Own Means

    113

    Laundress

    105

    Domestic Servant

    82

    Commmon male occupations for Pembertons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    180

    General Labourer

    121

    Bricklayer

    116

    Cotton Weaver

    95

    Clerk

    84

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