Origins of the Burden surname

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    In 1921, most Burdens lived in london

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    4,900 Burden Travel & migration records
    39,000 Burdens found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Burdens

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

    Commmon female occupations for Burdens in 1921

    Dressmaker

    193

    General Servant Domestic

    110

    Domestic Servant

    106

    Laundress

    101

    House Servant

    80

    Commmon male occupations for Burdens in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    279

    Farm Labourer

    155

    General Labourer

    145

    Carpenter

    141

    Farmer

    83

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