Origins of the Poultney surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 8North West 15Isle of ManYorkshire 14East Midlands 69West Midlands 149East 33London 108South East 23South West 24South Wales 20Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Poultneys lived in west-midlands

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    630 Poultney Travel & migration records
    5,300 Poultneys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Poultney

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    Common jobs for Poultneys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Poultneys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    15

    Silk Winder

    11

    Domestic Servant

    10

    General Servant

    9

    Laundress

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Poultneys in 1921

    Tailor

    23

    Coal Miner

    20

    Agricultural Labourer

    17

    Butcher

    15

    Farm Labourer

    14

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