Origins of the Twiner surname

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    In 1921, most Twiners lived in london

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    610 Twiner Travel & migration records
    3,300 Twiners found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Twiner

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    Common jobs for Twiners

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

    Commmon female occupations for Twiners in 1921

    Dressmaker

    21

    House Servant

    17

    Laundress

    14

    General Servant

    13

    Cotton Weaver

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Twiners in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    43

    General Labourer

    28

    Coal Miner

    20

    Farm Labourer

    15

    Carpenter

    12

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