Origins of the Penketh surname

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    In 1921, most Penkeths lived in london

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    250 Penketh Travel & migration records
    2,700 Penkeths found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Penketh

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    What are the most common Penketh first names?

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    Common jobs for Penkeths

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

    Commmon female occupations for Penkeths in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    10

    Dressmaker

    10

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    Servant

    9

    Widow

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Penkeths in 1921

    Farmer

    20

    Coal Miner

    19

    Yeoman

    13

    Wheelwright

    12

    Carter

    10

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