Origins of the Turness surname

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    In 1921, most Turnesses lived in london

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    47 Turness Travel & migration records
    670 Turnesses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Turness

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    What are the most common Turness first names?

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    Common jobs for Turnesses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Turnesses in 1921

    Laundress

    3

    Assisting In Business

    2

    Book Folder

    2

    Cotton Spinner

    2

    Cotton Weaver

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Turnesses in 1921

    Tailor

    7

    Farmer

    4

    Carpenter

    3

    Fishmonger

    3

    General Labourer

    3

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