Origins of the Twiney surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 6East Midlands 2West Midlands 3EastLondon 3South East 8South West 7South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Twineys lived in south-east

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    80 Twiney Travel & migration records
    290 Twineys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Twineys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Twineys in 1921

    Dressmaker

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    Farmers Daughter

    3

    General Domestic

    2

    General Servant Domestic

    2

    House Keeper

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Twineys in 1921

    Farmer

    4

    Butcher

    2

    Commercial Clerk

    2

    House Decorator

    2

    Labourer For Dock Board

    2

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