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Origins of the Carford surname

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    In 1921, most Carfords lived in east-midlands

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    28 Carford Travel & migration records
    350 Carfords found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Carford

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    What are the most common Carford first names?

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    Ellen

    Fanny

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    Common jobs for Carfords

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

    Common female occupations for Carfords in 1921

    House Servant

    3

    Servant

    3

    Baker

    2

    Cook

    2

    Factory Hand

    2

    Common male occupations for Carfords in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    10

    Shoemaker

    7

    Farm Labourer

    5

    Coal Miner

    4

    Iron Stone Miner

    2

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