Origins of the Quarmby surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 19North West 11Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 585East Midlands 13West Midlands 15East 8London 207South East 9South West 2South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Quarmbys lived in yorkshire

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    360 Quarmby Travel & migration records
    7,300 Quarmbys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Quarmbys

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    Common female occupations for Quarmbys in 1921

    Woollen Weaver

    53

    Dressmaker

    14

    Cotton Weaver

    13

    Cotton Reeler

    12

    Worsted Weaver

    12

    Common male occupations for Quarmbys in 1921

    Woollen Weaver

    70

    Stone Mason

    48

    Coal Miner

    35

    Cotton Spinner

    21

    Weaver

    18

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