Origins of the Rainsley surname

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    In 1921, most Rainsleys lived in south-east

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    220 Rainsley Travel & migration records
    540 Rainsleys found in all Census records

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    Albert Ernest

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    Common jobs for Rainsleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Rainsleys in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    5

    Dresr

    3

    Housemaid Domestic

    3

    Button Warehouse

    2

    Clerk Button Works

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Rainsleys in 1921

    Jeweller

    5

    Master

    4

    Game Keeper

    3

    General Labourer

    3

    Stone Sawyer

    3

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