Origins of the Archbold surname

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    In 1921, most Archbolds lived in north-east

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    1,200 Archbold Travel & migration records
    6,800 Archbolds found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Archbolds

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

    Common female occupations for Archbolds in 1921

    Dressmaker

    30

    Domestic Servant

    21

    General Servant

    15

    Housekeeper

    12

    General Servant Domestic

    11

    Common male occupations for Archbolds in 1921

    Fisherman

    114

    Coal Miner

    79

    Coal Miner Hewer

    25

    Joiner

    25

    Blacksmith

    17

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