Origins of the Basterfield surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 4East MidlandsWest Midlands 129East 14London 33South East 6South West 6South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Basterfields lived in west-midlands

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    130 Basterfield Travel & migration records
    1,600 Basterfields found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Basterfield

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    Common jobs for Basterfields

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

    Commmon female occupations for Basterfields in 1921

    Nail Maker

    15

    Dressmaker

    11

    Nailer

    9

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    Spike Nail Maker

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Basterfields in 1921

    Bricklayer

    49

    Nail Maker

    11

    General Labourer

    8

    Blacksmith

    6

    Carpenter

    6

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