Origins of the Cram surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 119North West 16Isle of ManYorkshire 24East Midlands 114West Midlands 7East 5London 37South East 45South West 14South Wales 9Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Crams lived in north-east

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    1,700 Cram Travel & migration records
    5,200 Crams found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Cram first names?

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    Common jobs for Crams

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

    Commmon female occupations for Crams in 1921

    Dressmaker

    29

    General Servant

    18

    Domestic Servant

    16

    Laundress

    16

    At Home

    14

    Commmon male occupations for Crams in 1921

    Coal Miner

    68

    Agricultural Labourer

    30

    General Labourer

    20

    Mason

    20

    Farmer

    17

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