Origins of the Tinkler surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 550North West 131Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 144East Midlands 156West Midlands 71East 45London 97South East 34South West 15South Wales 9Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Tinklers lived in north-east

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    1,000 Tinkler Travel & migration records
    13,000 Tinklers found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Tinklers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Tinklers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    69

    General Servant Domestic

    32

    Domestic Servant

    30

    Living On Own Means

    25

    Laundress

    24

    Commmon male occupations for Tinklers in 1921

    Coal Miner

    88

    Agricultural Labourer

    57

    Farm Labourer

    51

    Joiner

    49

    Coal Miner Hewer

    46

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