Origins of the Akehurst surname

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    In 1921, most Akehursts lived in south-east

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    450 Akehurst Travel & migration records
    7,900 Akehursts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Akehurst

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    Common jobs for Akehursts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Akehursts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    52

    Laundress

    36

    General Servant Domestic

    32

    Domestic Servant

    20

    Housemaid Domestic

    17

    Commmon male occupations for Akehursts in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    95

    General Labourer

    45

    Bricklayer

    31

    Carpenter

    30

    Farm Labourer

    27

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