Origins of the Purton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 12North West 13Isle of ManYorkshire 44East Midlands 8West Midlands 27East 43London 216South East 76South West 15South Wales 6Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Purtons lived in london

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    440 Purton Travel & migration records
    5,000 Purtons found in all Census records

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Purtons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Purtons in 1921

    Straw Plaiter

    22

    Dressmaker

    18

    Dress Maker

    16

    General Servant Domestic

    16

    House Servant

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Purtons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    36

    General Labourer

    29

    Farm Labourer

    23

    Gardener Domestic

    17

    Carpenter

    13

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