Origins of the Plumb surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 71North West 125Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 124East Midlands 219West Midlands 164East 360London 747South East 240South West 71South Wales 10Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Plumbs lived in london

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    2,600 Plumb Travel & migration records
    26,000 Plumbs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Plumb

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    Who were Plumbs most likely to marry?

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    What are the most common Plumb first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Plumbs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Plumbs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    91

    Laundress

    82

    General Servant Domestic

    81

    Domestic Servant

    68

    Charwoman

    54

    Commmon male occupations for Plumbs in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    279

    Farm Labourer

    143

    General Labourer

    118

    Carpenter

    65

    Blacksmith

    55

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