Origins of the Urmston surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 16Isle of ManYorkshire 4East Midlands 10West MidlandsEastLondon 189South East 4South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Urmstons lived in london

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    190 Urmston Travel & migration records
    2,200 Urmstons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Urmston

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    Common jobs for Urmstons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Urmstons in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    24

    Silk Weaver

    10

    Silk Winder

    10

    Widow

    7

    Cotton Winder

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Urmstons in 1921

    General Labourer

    21

    Farmer

    16

    Coal Miner

    13

    Yeoman

    12

    Clerk

    10

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