Origins of the Stanier surname

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    In 1921, most Staniers lived in west-midlands

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    330 Stanier Travel & migration records
    3,900 Staniers found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Staniers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Staniers in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    10

    General Servant Domestic

    9

    Cotton Weaver

    7

    Widow

    7

    Dressmaker

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Staniers in 1921

    Coal Miner

    34

    Farmer

    20

    Coal Miner Hewer

    16

    General Labourer

    11

    Railway Clerk

    10

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