Origins of the Thornhill surname

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    In 1921, most Thornhills lived in london

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    2,500 Thornhill Travel & migration records
    19,000 Thornhills found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Thornhill

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    What are the most common Thornhill first names?

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    Common jobs for Thornhills

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

    Commmon female occupations for Thornhills in 1921

    Dressmaker

    79

    Living On Own Means

    49

    Laundress

    43

    General Servant Domestic

    42

    Domestic Servant

    39

    Commmon male occupations for Thornhills in 1921

    Farmer

    83

    Coal Miner

    70

    General Labourer

    63

    Agricultural Labourer

    61

    Clerk

    41

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