Origins of the Penberthy surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 21North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 1East Midlands 4West Midlands 6East 13London 26South East 17South West 145South Wales 15Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Penberthys lived in south-west

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    790 Penberthy Travel & migration records
    3,700 Penberthys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Penberthy

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    Common jobs for Penberthys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Penberthys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    19

    Tailoress

    12

    Grocer

    11

    Domestic Servant

    9

    Drapers Assistant

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Penberthys in 1921

    Tin Miner

    67

    Tin Dresser

    52

    Fisherman

    28

    Iron Moulder

    13

    Carpenter

    12

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