Origins of the Bailiff surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 16North West 48Isle of ManYorkshire 21East MidlandsWest Midlands 3East 1London 32South East 4South West 2South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 13Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bailiffs lived in north-west

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    130 Bailiff Travel & migration records
    1,300 Bailiffs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bailiff

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    Common jobs for Bailiffs

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

    Common female occupations for Bailiffs in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    6

    Dressmaker

    6

    Dress Maker

    5

    House Servant

    5

    Annuitant

    4

    Common male occupations for Bailiffs in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    8

    General Labourer

    8

    Farm Servant

    6

    Stone Mason

    6

    Farm Labourer

    5

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