Origins of the Ashford surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 55North West 88Isle of ManYorkshire 154East Midlands 83West Midlands 544East 172London 608South East 356South West 265South Wales 58Mid Wales 6West WalesNorth Wales 14Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ashfords lived in london

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    3,200 Ashford Travel & migration records
    30,000 Ashfords found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ashford

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    Common jobs for Ashfords

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

    Common female occupations for Ashfords in 1921

    Dressmaker

    115

    Laundress

    104

    Domestic Servant

    78

    General Servant Domestic

    59

    General Servant

    51

    Common male occupations for Ashfords in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    165

    Farmer

    137

    General Labourer

    93

    Carpenter

    89

    Farm Labourer

    86

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