Origins of the Tunstall surname

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    In 1921, most Tunstalls lived in london

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    1,300 Tunstall Travel & migration records
    17,000 Tunstalls found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Tunstalls

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

    Commmon female occupations for Tunstalls in 1921

    Dressmaker

    52

    Living On Own Means

    45

    Cotton Weaver

    42

    General Servant Domestic

    41

    House Servant

    36

    Commmon male occupations for Tunstalls in 1921

    Coal Miner

    155

    Coal Miner Hewer

    76

    Farmer

    75

    Carter

    64

    Potter

    59

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