Origins of the Pittaway surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 30East Midlands 8West Midlands 232East 8London 61South East 59South West 75South Wales 4Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pittaways lived in west-midlands

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    480 Pittaway Travel & migration records
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    Interesting facts about Pittaway

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    What are the most common Pittaway first names?

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    Common jobs for Pittaways

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

    Commmon female occupations for Pittaways in 1921

    Dressmaker

    25

    Charwoman

    20

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    Laundress

    14

    Housemaid Domestic

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Pittaways in 1921

    Master

    69

    Agricultural Labourer

    34

    Farm Labourer

    30

    General Labourer

    28

    Boy

    21

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