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Origins of the Barham surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 43North West 9Isle of ManYorkshire 132East Midlands 28West Midlands 55East 318London 688South East 463South West 28South Wales 8Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Barhams lived in london

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    1,600 Barham Travel & migration records
    20,000 Barhams found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Barham

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    What are the most common Barham first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Barhams

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

    Common female occupations for Barhams in 1921

    Dressmaker

    104

    General Servant Domestic

    67

    Laundress

    63

    Domestic Servant

    47

    General Servant

    43

    Common male occupations for Barhams in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    169

    Bricklayer

    97

    Carpenter

    88

    General Labourer

    78

    Farm Labourer

    71

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