Origins of the Stainton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 45North West 110Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 186East Midlands 239West Midlands 58East 3London 198South East 20South West 9South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 22Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Staintons lived in east-midlands

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    1,200 Stainton Travel & migration records
    10,000 Staintons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Staintons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Staintons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    69

    General Servant Domestic

    31

    General Servant

    26

    Housekeeper

    24

    Charwoman

    22

    Commmon male occupations for Staintons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    55

    Farm Labourer

    44

    Farmer

    44

    Joiner

    41

    General Labourer

    39

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