Origins of the Belfield surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 12North West 163Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 159East Midlands 139West Midlands 258East 8London 228South East 34South West 6South Wales 4Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Belfields lived in west-midlands

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    770 Belfield Travel & migration records
    9,300 Belfields found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Belfield

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    Common jobs for Belfields

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

    Commmon female occupations for Belfields in 1921

    Laundress

    31

    Cotton Weaver

    30

    Silk Winder

    28

    General Servant Domestic

    27

    Domestic Servant

    22

    Commmon male occupations for Belfields in 1921

    Farmer

    67

    Coal Miner

    43

    General Labourer

    29

    Agricultural Labourer

    28

    Cotton Spinner

    22

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