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Origins of the Shimmin surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 11North West 48Isle of Man 373Yorkshire 17East Midlands 9West MidlandsEast 3London 200South East 4South West 3South WalesMid Wales 4West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Shimmins lived in isle-of-man

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    1,100 Shimmin Travel & migration records
    6,500 Shimmins found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Shimmin

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    What are the most common Shimmin first names?

    William

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    Margaret

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Shimmins

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

    Common female occupations for Shimmins in 1921

    Dressmaker

    64

    General Servant Domestic

    32

    Living On Own Means

    30

    Domestic Servant

    22

    House Servant

    19

    Common male occupations for Shimmins in 1921

    Able Seaman

    184

    Fisherman

    92

    Master

    62

    Farmer

    58

    Fireman

    53

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