Origins of the Winstone surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 24East Midlands 24West Midlands 67East 41London 173South East 82South West 275South Wales 108Mid Wales 7West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Winstones lived in south-west

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    690 Winstone Travel & migration records
    8,400 Winstones found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Winstone

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    Common jobs for Winstones

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

    Commmon female occupations for Winstones in 1921

    Laundress

    37

    Dressmaker

    35

    Domestic Servant

    26

    Tailoress

    21

    Servant

    18

    Commmon male occupations for Winstones in 1921

    Mason

    69

    Coal Miner

    68

    Stone Mason

    55

    Agricultural Labourer

    32

    Farmer

    30

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