Origins of the Temby surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 18North West 9Isle of ManYorkshire 1East MidlandsWest MidlandsEastLondon 7South East 1South West 57South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Tembys lived in south-west

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    510 Temby Travel & migration records
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    Interesting facts about Temby

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    Common jobs for Tembys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Tembys in 1921

    Miners Wife

    12

    Mine Girl

    9

    Tin Dresser

    9

    At Home

    7

    Milliner

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Tembys in 1921

    Tin Miner

    57

    Copper Miner

    38

    Miner

    31

    Farmer

    13

    Farmers Son

    8

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