Origins of the Beeforth surname

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    In 1921, most Beeforths lived in yorkshire

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    56 Beeforth Travel & migration records
    760 Beeforths found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Beeforth

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    What are the most common Beeforth first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Beeforths

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

    Commmon female occupations for Beeforths in 1921

    Dressmaker

    4

    Private Means

    4

    Charwoman

    3

    Farmers Wife

    3

    Living On Own Means

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Beeforths in 1921

    Butcher

    15

    Farmer

    13

    Whitesmith

    8

    Patten Maker

    6

    Merchant Taylor

    5

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