Origins of the Tonkinson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 19North West 7Isle of ManYorkshire 46East Midlands 12West Midlands 205East 8London 44South East 4South West 6South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Tonkinsons lived in west-midlands

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    190 Tonkinson Travel & migration records
    3,300 Tonkinsons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Tonkinson

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    Common jobs for Tonkinsons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Tonkinsons in 1921

    House Servant

    11

    Farmer

    10

    Dressmaker

    8

    House Keeper

    8

    Domestic Servant

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Tonkinsons in 1921

    Farmer

    18

    Locksmith

    18

    Agricultural Labourer

    17

    Coal Miner

    11

    Farmers Son

    11

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