Origins of the Warnes surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 111North West 6Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 97East Midlands 50West Midlands 15East 517London 227South East 101South West 17South Wales 13Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Warneses lived in east

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    820 Warnes Travel & migration records
    11,000 Warneses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Warnes

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    Common jobs for Warneses

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

    Common female occupations for Warneses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    56

    General Servant Domestic

    41

    Charwoman

    30

    Laundress

    30

    Domestic Servant

    28

    Common male occupations for Warneses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    158

    Farm Labourer

    56

    General Labourer

    51

    Farmer

    34

    Agricultural Laborer

    28

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