Origins of the Brownsword surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 19North West 21Isle of ManYorkshire 32East Midlands 40West Midlands 117East 3London 21South East 3South West 2South Wales 8Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Brownswords lived in west-midlands

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    300 Brownsword Travel & migration records
    2,400 Brownswords found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Brownsword

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    Common jobs for Brownswords

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

    Common female occupations for Brownswords in 1921

    Widow

    14

    Dressmaker

    8

    Silk Winder

    8

    Spinster

    7

    Domestic Servant

    6

    Common male occupations for Brownswords in 1921

    Blacksmith

    24

    Coal Miner

    17

    Bricklayer

    13

    Joiner

    11

    Potter

    10

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