Origins of the Brailsford surname

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    In 1921, most Brailsfords lived in east-midlands

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    740 Brailsford Travel & migration records
    10,000 Brailsfords found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Brailsford

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    Common jobs for Brailsfords

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

    Commmon female occupations for Brailsfords in 1921

    Dressmaker

    32

    Domestic Servant

    30

    Laundress

    19

    Tailoress

    19

    Dress Maker

    17

    Commmon male occupations for Brailsfords in 1921

    Coal Miner

    82

    Bricklayer

    60

    Coal Miner Hewer

    28

    General Labourer

    25

    Farmer

    24

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