Origins of the Timmis surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 7North West 193Isle of ManYorkshire 5East Midlands 18West Midlands 473East 6London 120South East 19South West 7South Wales 5Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 10Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Timmises lived in west-midlands

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    810 Timmis Travel & migration records
    7,900 Timmises found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Timmis

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    Common jobs for Timmises

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

    Commmon female occupations for Timmises in 1921

    Dressmaker

    18

    Domestic Servant

    17

    General Servant

    17

    General Servant Domestic

    17

    Annuitant

    14

    Commmon male occupations for Timmises in 1921

    Farmer

    121

    Coal Miner

    42

    Agricultural Labourer

    34

    Farmers Son

    32

    General Labourer

    27

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