Origins of the Toynton surname

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    In 1921, most Toyntons lived in east-midlands

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    82 Toynton Travel & migration records
    1,300 Toyntons found in all Census records

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Toyntons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Toyntons in 1921

    Domestic Servant

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    General Servant

    6

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    Cook

    4

    House Keeper

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Toyntons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    22

    Farm Labourer

    10

    General Labourer

    8

    Farm Lab

    7

    Farmer

    6

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