Origins of the Benfold surname

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    In 1921, most Benfolds lived in north-east

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    65 Benfold Travel & migration records
    660 Benfolds found in all Census records

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    William

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    Ellen

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    Common jobs for Benfolds

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

    Commmon female occupations for Benfolds in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    3

    Domestic Servant

    3

    Dressmaker

    3

    General Servant

    3

    Cotton Operative

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Benfolds in 1921

    Coal Miner Hewer

    12

    Coal Miner

    9

    Labourer General

    3

    Agricultural Labourer

    2

    Blacksmith

    2

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