Origins of the Boffey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North West 184Isle of ManYorkshire 12East Midlands 22West Midlands 174East 1London 76South East 6South West 4South Wales 1Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 13Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Boffeys lived in north-west

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    Common jobs for Boffeys

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    Commmon female occupations for Boffeys in 1921

    Farmers Daughter

    25

    Dressmaker

    15

    Farmers Wife

    13

    Domestic Servant

    12

    Farmer

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Boffeys in 1921

    Farmer

    97

    Farmers Son

    53

    Coal Miner

    39

    Butcher

    23

    Coal Miner Hewer

    13

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