Origins of the Clapham surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 108North West 28Isle of Man 7Yorkshire 1151East Midlands 138West Midlands 46East 97London 416South East 139South West 69South Wales 8Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Claphams lived in yorkshire

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    2,400 Clapham Travel & migration records
    25,000 Claphams found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Clapham

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    Common jobs for Claphams

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

    Commmon female occupations for Claphams in 1921

    Dressmaker

    100

    Cotton Weaver

    64

    Living On Own Means

    61

    Laundress

    55

    House Servant

    49

    Commmon male occupations for Claphams in 1921

    Farmer

    116

    Agricultural Labourer

    86

    Butcher

    64

    General Labourer

    63

    Farm Labourer

    59

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