Origins of the Boran surname

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    In 1921, most Borans lived in london

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    380 Boran Travel & migration records
    280 Borans found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Borans

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

    Commmon female occupations for Borans in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    6

    Annuitant

    1

    At Home

    1

    Boot Binder

    1

    Bottle Wrapper

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Borans in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    6

    Bricklayers Labourer

    2

    General Labourer

    2

    Army Pensioner General Labourer

    1

    Baker

    1

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