Origins of the Benjafield surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshire 4East Midlands 12West Midlands 1East 20London 65South East 26South West 44South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Benjafields lived in london

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    120 Benjafield Travel & migration records
    1,700 Benjafields found in all Census records

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    Allan

    Nathaniel

    Elizabeth

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Benjafields

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

    Commmon female occupations for Benjafields in 1921

    Glover

    8

    Farmers Daughter

    6

    Farmers Wife

    6

    House Keeper

    5

    Charwoman

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Benjafields in 1921

    Farmer

    25

    General Labourer

    11

    Farmers Son

    9

    Agricultural Labourer

    6

    Baker

    6

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