Origins of the Tams surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 11Isle of ManYorkshire 38East Midlands 43West Midlands 289East 5London 31South East 26South West 3South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Tamses lived in west-midlands

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    360 Tams Travel & migration records
    3,900 Tamses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Tams

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Tamses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Tamses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    14

    Potter

    11

    General Servant

    10

    Potters Paintress

    9

    Domestic Servant

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Tamses in 1921

    Potter

    36

    Blacksmith

    23

    Coal Miner

    18

    Coal Miner Hewer

    16

    General Labourer

    12

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