Origins of the Raynham surname

About the Raynhams

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    In 1921, most Raynhams lived in london

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    150 Raynham Travel & migration records
    2,300 Raynhams found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Raynham

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    Common jobs for Raynhams

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

    Commmon female occupations for Raynhams in 1921

    Farmer

    16

    Dressmaker

    12

    Living On Own Means

    11

    Laundress

    9

    Carpenter

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Raynhams in 1921

    Carpenter

    33

    Farmer

    26

    Bricklayer

    18

    Wheelwright

    11

    Agricultural Labourer

    10

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