Origins of the Barrah surname

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    In 1921, most Barrahs lived in south-wales

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    61 Barrah Travel & migration records
    520 Barrahs found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Barrahs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Barrahs in 1921

    Farmers Son

    7

    Farmers Daur

    5

    Farmers Wife

    5

    Farmer

    4

    Farmers Daughter

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Barrahs in 1921

    Farmer

    20

    Farmers Son

    8

    Coal Miner

    4

    Joiner

    4

    Agricultural Labourer

    3

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