Origins of the Pembleton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 16North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 2East Midlands 132West Midlands 7East 2London 19South East 4South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pembletons lived in east-midlands

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    300 Pembleton Travel & migration records
    1,400 Pembletons found in all Census records

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Pembletons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Pembletons in 1921

    Seamer

    9

    General Servant

    6

    Housekeeper

    5

    Lace Dresser

    4

    Hosiery Turner

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Pembletons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    14

    Framework Knitter

    14

    Coal Miner Hewer

    13

    Agricultural Labourer

    12

    F W K

    5

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