Origins of the Twigger surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 22East Midlands 78West Midlands 238East 9London 26South East 7South West 1South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Twiggers lived in west-midlands

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    280 Twigger Travel & migration records
    3,800 Twiggers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Twigger

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Twiggers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Twiggers in 1921

    Ribbon Weaver

    27

    Silk Winder

    21

    Silk Weaver

    15

    Dressmaker

    13

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Twiggers in 1921

    Coal Miner

    93

    Coal Miner Hewer

    25

    Ribbon Weaver

    20

    General Labourer

    16

    Agricultural Labourer

    11

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