Origins of the Train surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 53North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 163East Midlands 10West Midlands 34East 25London 69South East 15South West 39South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Trains lived in yorkshire

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    1,400 Train Travel & migration records
    6,000 Trains found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Train

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    What are the most common Train first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Trains

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

    Commmon female occupations for Trains in 1921

    Dressmaker

    33

    Laundress

    19

    Domestic Servant

    17

    Housekeeper

    16

    Annuitant

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Trains in 1921

    Coal Miner

    60

    Joiner

    26

    General Labourer

    25

    Carter

    23

    Flesher

    23

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