Origins of the Constable surname

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    In 1921, most Constables lived in london

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    3,800 Constable Travel & migration records
    33,000 Constables found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Constable

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    What are the most common Constable first names?

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    Common jobs for Constables

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

    Commmon female occupations for Constables in 1921

    Dressmaker

    150

    Laundress

    138

    General Servant Domestic

    89

    Domestic Servant

    83

    General Servant

    77

    Commmon male occupations for Constables in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    244

    Bricklayer

    183

    General Labourer

    153

    Carpenter

    125

    Farm Labourer

    114

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