Origins of the Tombs surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 24East Midlands 39West Midlands 196East 26London 288South East 168South West 197South Wales 34Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Tombses lived in london

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    910 Tombs Travel & migration records
    14,000 Tombses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Tombs

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    What are the most common Tombs first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Tombses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Tombses in 1921

    Laundress

    70

    Dressmaker

    65

    General Servant Domestic

    48

    Domestic Servant

    46

    General Servant

    41

    Commmon male occupations for Tombses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    131

    General Labourer

    78

    Farm Labourer

    69

    Carpenter

    64

    Gardener

    52

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