Origins of the Tilbury surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 11North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 3East Midlands 17West Midlands 7East 105London 373South East 330South West 12South Wales 4Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Tilburys lived in london

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    1,300 Tilbury Travel & migration records
    12,000 Tilburys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Tilbury

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    What are the most common Tilbury first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Tilburys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Tilburys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    47

    General Servant Domestic

    41

    Laundress

    40

    Domestic Servant

    32

    General Servant

    30

    Commmon male occupations for Tilburys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    59

    Carpenter

    54

    Bricklayer

    49

    Farm Labourer

    49

    Baker

    48

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