Origins of the Tolmie surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 12North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 8East Midlands 1West Midlands 3EastLondon 40South East 16South West 1South WalesMid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Tolmies lived in london

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    870 Tolmie Travel & migration records
    3,500 Tolmies found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Tolmie first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Tolmies

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

    Commmon female occupations for Tolmies in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    38

    F S

    15

    Farmer's Wife

    11

    Farmers Daur

    11

    Housekeeper

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Tolmies in 1921

    Fisherman

    40

    Mason

    37

    Farmer

    28

    Farmers Son

    15

    Blacksmith

    14

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