Origins of the Sainsbury surname

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    In 1921, most Sainsburys lived in london

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    2,000 Sainsbury Travel & migration records
    15,000 Sainsburys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Sainsbury

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    Common jobs for Sainsburys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Sainsburys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    67

    Laundress

    47

    Living On Own Means

    43

    General Servant Domestic

    42

    Lab

    42

    Commmon male occupations for Sainsburys in 1921

    Carpenter

    140

    Agricultural Labourer

    87

    Lab

    63

    Bricklayer

    57

    Mason

    54

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