Origins of the Punton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 137North West 9Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 16East MidlandsWest Midlands 2East 7London 6South East 4South West 14South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Puntons lived in north-east

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    250 Punton Travel & migration records
    2,500 Puntons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Punton

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Puntons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Puntons in 1921

    Farm Servant

    14

    Domestic Servant

    10

    General Servant

    6

    Pitman

    6

    Agricultural Labourer

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Puntons in 1921

    Fisherman

    29

    Coal Miner

    24

    Coal Miner Hewer

    19

    Shepherd

    19

    Agricultural Labourer

    18

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