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Origins of the Poyner surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 6North West 12Isle of ManYorkshire 19East Midlands 22West Midlands 142East 5London 75South East 16South West 33South Wales 34Mid Wales 10West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Poyners lived in west-midlands

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    220 Poyner Travel & migration records
    5,100 Poyners found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Poyners

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

    Common female occupations for Poyners in 1921

    Dressmaker

    22

    Domestic Servant

    18

    Laundress

    12

    House Servant

    8

    At Home

    7

    Common male occupations for Poyners in 1921

    General Labourer

    26

    Agricultural Labourer

    24

    Carpenter

    18

    Coal Miner Hewer

    15

    Farm Labourer

    15

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