Origins of the Pilbeam surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 17East Midlands 8West Midlands 24East 21London 120South East 315South West 5South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pilbeams lived in south-east

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    300 Pilbeam Travel & migration records
    6,300 Pilbeams found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Pilbeam first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Pilbeams

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

    Commmon female occupations for Pilbeams in 1921

    Dressmaker

    30

    Laundress

    24

    General Servant Domestic

    21

    Housemaid Domestic

    18

    General Servant

    14

    Commmon male occupations for Pilbeams in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    51

    Carpenter

    49

    Blacksmith

    46

    Bricklayer

    29

    General Labourer

    27

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