Origins of the Basford surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 24North West 157Isle of ManYorkshire 119East Midlands 75West Midlands 181East 21London 92South East 55South West 13South Wales 4Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Basfords lived in west-midlands

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    910 Basford Travel & migration records
    9,000 Basfords found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Basford

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    Common jobs for Basfords

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

    Common female occupations for Basfords in 1921

    Dressmaker

    56

    Tailoress

    34

    Laundress

    24

    General Servant Domestic

    22

    Domestic Servant

    19

    Common male occupations for Basfords in 1921

    Farmer

    38

    Agricultural Labourer

    35

    General Labourer

    31

    Blacksmith

    27

    Tailor

    26

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