Origins of the Shinfield surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 7East Midlands 17West MidlandsEast 6London 1South East 5South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Shinfields lived in east-midlands

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    14 Shinfield Travel & migration records
    420 Shinfields found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Shinfield

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    Common jobs for Shinfields

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

    Commmon female occupations for Shinfields in 1921

    Assisting In Business

    1

    Baker And Confectioner

    1

    Barmaid

    1

    Blouse Maker

    1

    Coal Miners Wife

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Shinfields in 1921

    Coal Miner

    7

    Coal Miner Hewer

    7

    Agricultural Labourer

    4

    Butcher

    3

    Collier

    3

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