Origins of the Chaffey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 20North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 23East Midlands 2West Midlands 6East 26London 116South East 76South West 146South Wales 19Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Chaffeys lived in south-west

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    670 Chaffey Travel & migration records
    5,300 Chaffeys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Chaffey

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    Common jobs for Chaffeys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Chaffeys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    34

    Glover

    20

    Living On Own Means

    16

    Laundress

    12

    Domestic Servant

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Chaffeys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    44

    Carpenter

    23

    Farm Labourer

    22

    Mason

    19

    General Labourer

    18

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