Origins of the Tristram surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 20Isle of ManYorkshire 24East Midlands 81West Midlands 48East 6London 72South East 36South West 18South Wales 5Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Tristrams lived in east-midlands

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    390 Tristram Travel & migration records
    3,200 Tristrams found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Tristram

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    Common jobs for Tristrams

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

    Commmon female occupations for Tristrams in 1921

    Dressmaker

    16

    Private Means

    9

    Living On Own Means

    8

    Servant

    8

    Annuitant

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Tristrams in 1921

    Gentleman

    18

    Brewer

    14

    Carpenter

    13

    Yeoman

    13

    Fishmonger

    12

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