Origins of the Charity surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 17Isle of ManYorkshire 41East Midlands 120West Midlands 10East 21London 30South East 20South West 3South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Charitys lived in east-midlands

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    380 Charity Travel & migration records
    3,500 Charitys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Charity

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    What are the most common Charity first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Charitys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Charitys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    22

    Domestic Servant

    16

    General Servant

    10

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    Charwoman

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Charitys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    53

    Farm Labourer

    23

    Farm Servant

    20

    General Labourer

    11

    Soldier

    10

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