Origins of the Adlam surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 14East Midlands 10West Midlands 12East 26London 191South East 104South West 183South Wales 28Mid Wales 8West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Adlams lived in london

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    Common jobs for Adlams

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    Commmon female occupations for Adlams in 1921

    Lab

    51

    Dressmaker

    42

    Laundress

    27

    Domestic Servant

    22

    General Servant Domestic

    21

    Commmon male occupations for Adlams in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    63

    Lab

    54

    General Labourer

    32

    Weaver

    23

    Farm Labourer

    22

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