Origins of the Peregrine surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshire 3East Midlands 3West Midlands 8EastLondon 13South East 1South West 96South Wales 27Mid Wales 105West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Peregrines lived in mid-wales

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    150 Peregrine Travel & migration records
    1,600 Peregrines found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Peregrines

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

    Commmon female occupations for Peregrines in 1921

    Dressmaker

    15

    Farmers Daughter

    8

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    Charwoman

    4

    School Mistress

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Peregrines in 1921

    Farmer

    19

    Coal Miner

    14

    Farmers Son

    9

    Coal Miner Hewer

    8

    Agricultural Labourer

    5

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