Origins of the Toombs surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 14Isle of ManYorkshire 12East Midlands 48West Midlands 25East 23London 150South East 60South West 27South Wales 36Mid Wales 7West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Toombses lived in london

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    820 Toombs Travel & migration records
    3,600 Toombses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Toombs

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Toombses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Toombses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    26

    Tailoress

    10

    Domestic Servant

    9

    General Servant Domestic

    9

    Laundress

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Toombses in 1921

    Carpenter

    27

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers

    19

    General Labourer

    17

    Agricultural Labourer

    16

    Farm Labourer

    14

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