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    In 1921, most Baxs lived in south-east

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    530 Bax Travel & migration records
    4,300 Baxs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bax

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    Common jobs for Baxs

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

    Common female occupations for Baxs in 1921

    Laundress

    19

    Domestic Servant

    14

    Dressmaker

    13

    House Servant

    13

    General Servant Domestic

    11

    Common male occupations for Baxs in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    44

    Carpenter

    32

    Farm Labourer

    22

    General Labourer

    19

    Blacksmith

    18

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