Origins of the Swinburne surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 297North West 25Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 22East Midlands 16West Midlands 25East 5London 75South East 14South West 13South Wales 11Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Swinburnes lived in north-east

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    790 Swinburne Travel & migration records
    4,400 Swinburnes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Swinburne

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Swinburnes

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

    Commmon female occupations for Swinburnes in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    17

    Dressmaker

    12

    Private Means

    12

    Domestic Servant

    11

    General Servant Domestic

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Swinburnes in 1921

    Coal Miner

    48

    Joiner

    22

    Coal Miner Hewer

    15

    Solicitor

    12

    Watchmaker

    12

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